“On paper the combination of San Francisco punk turned psych-king Presley and Welsh oddball popster Le Bon sounds infinitely intriguing, but today the proof is in the pudding as the album is now available for you to earn, via Heavenly Recordings….”
“Despite the difference between le Bon’s and Presley’s median outputs, they produce a fresh and rich stylistic centre on Hermits on Holiday. The record is far more avant-garde than any of le Bon’s solo material, and calls on the most antisocial aspects of Presley’s…”
“The first clue that something is amiss is on the brilliant ‘Cannon Mouth‘, where Le Bon sounds as though she’s sucking moonshine from the kitchen sink through a straw, before Presley joins in on the splendidly infectious chorus…”
“Right from the outset it’s obvious that DRINKS aren’t merely picking at the best bits of the contributors’ previous work: the Californian psych-folk tinge to opener Laying Down Rock is pulled in an altogether different direction by the minimalist feel and repeating hook…”
“There’s unmistakable precedent to the sound where they meet, the dub inflections and buzzing guitar welts. Hermits evokes the captivating disconnect of a late-’70s John Peel show,…”
“When does a collaboration become a solo project? Well, it generally doesn’t unless one member quits, but, despite being a full-on, two-way partnership, DRINKS prefer to be seen as a solid entity…”
Congrats to Mac DeMarco on his latest album Another One ranking #1 Rock Album on Billboard! His mini LP is out now on Captured Tracks, you can order it on Itunes here or from Captured Tracks. Make sure to catch Mac DeMarco and his band on one of their many tour dates across the world. […]
“Hermits On Holiday is that rarest of treats, a side-project that could be its writers’ day job. Bristling with brio and invention, it sounds as much fun to listen to as its creators evidently had making it… “
“Their album Hermits On Holiday doesn’t sound like a composite of their respective solo work but instead feels like a completely new band, which to all intents and purposes they are…”
“On Top Rock Albums, Mac DeMarco scores his first No. 1 and best sales week as Another One starts with 13,000 sold. It also grants Brooklyn-based independent label Captured Tracks its first leader on the ranking…”
“LA-based Welsh singer songwriter Cate Le Bon and American psych-rocker Tim Presley have joined forces to form Drinks…”
“But now the Welsh frontwoman has teamed up with Tim Presley, better known as White Fence, to deliver their first studio album under the name DRINKS, and although they claim this is not a collaboration but a solo project with “one mouth, one set of lungs, one mind and four legs”, it certainly brings out the best of both of them…”
“He wears his heart on his crusty sleeve, and this, perhaps, is the easiest explanation for the rabid fandom that follows him…”
“Psychedelic rock is a pretty broad category, and over the course of six albums and two EPs, Aussie space cadets King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have explored various corners of that sonic universe…”
“a fascinating debut…”
” Fuzz has abandonment issues. Abandoning expectation. Abandoning reservation, consummation, resignation, and trite dictation. Instinct is all there is when it comes to the divination of harsh salvation…”
“”FYF always features buzz-worthy breakout candidates, such as FKA Twigs and Tobias Jesso Jr. And there are acts we’re not entirely familiar with but, based on their names alone, we’d want to check out: Horse Meat Disco? King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard? Count us in!..”
“The new mini-album from Canadian songsmith Mac DeMarco is a woozy, laidback affair full of lovelorn lyrics and Beatles-esque guitar playing…”
“Mac Demarco is back with his forth album, Another One, and it’s swimming with laid-back, heartfelt soul…”
“Winner of the just-now-created “Best Band Name Ever” award, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard start Sunday off right with some psychedelic tunes…”
“The simplicity of it; the ease of the groove; the full embodiment of infant sounds – everything commonly expected when this – hopefully long – relationship was announced…”
“Mac DeMarco is the type of person you want to hang out with. Actually, you can- If you listen to his music all the way through…”
“On August 20, their 2010 album Ying Yang will get a physical release via Thursday Friday…”
“Formed in Vancouver, with Captured Tracks labelmate Alex Calder, Makeout Videotape was Mac DeMarco’s first serious band – by his standards, anyway – and it took him out on tour for the first time, too in support of Japandroids…”
“Mac DeMarco has most recently become indie rock’s golden boy – and deservedly so…”
“DeMarco talked with Time Out while sitting in the bedroom-studio where he wrote and recorded Another One…”
“This relaxed philosophy only enhances the mystique around DeMarco, the Edmonton-raised, now New York-based chain smoker who’s now one of Canada’s biggest indie music exports…”
“DeMarco also tries to keep things simple and relatable. Another One’s recurring lyrical theme is love, but specifics were purposely avoided, and he’s even remaining coy in interviews when it comes to explaining the origins of his latest batch of songs…”
“MAC DEMARCO ON… BILLY JOEL’S BOLDNESS, KIDS IN THE HALL, AND KEEPING MUSIC WEIRD…”
