Now Toronto Features Mac DeMarco
Now Toronto
“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…”
“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…”
” Everyone’s favourite scruffy looking indie lad returns with a luscious mini-album of twanging guitar and dreamy, sun-drenched pop…”
“For the charismatic 26-year-old songwriter who grew up in the landlocked plains of Canada, the water still holds an exotic appeal. Plus, the area’s laid-back feel is a perfect match for his laconic delivery and perpetually chill personality…”
“DeMarco’s quiet croon is set to patterned drums, pitch-bending guitars and pump organ, so that an appealing creepiness underlies the simple arrangements of the best tracks…”
“Canada’s rumpled princeling singer-songwriter returns with a mini album featuring eight new songs…”
“A boy hero to indie-rock fans who prize delicately demented pop, Mac DeMarco has the casual grace of early Beck, bringing a shambolic scuzz to the creamy sounds of Seventies soft rock…”
“Recorded in two weeks from his Far Rockaway, Queens space, it’s a simple, loved-up work that benefits from its own sense of ease…”
“DeMarco’s latest is lean but expectedly leisurely, once again swimming calmly in the singer’s slanted but enchanting sea of lilting guitars and docile yacht-rock overtones…”
“These slightly dazed love letters from a confused heart make up an introspective intermission for Mac DeMarco, the idiosyncratic, lionized indie-rock singer-songwriter…”
“Despite DeMarco’s wacky onstage antics, he remains low-key. He wrote and recorded the eight tracks by himself in his new home in Far Rockaway, Queens…”
“After growing up in Edmonton and finding his creative coming of age in Montreal, the gap-toothed whiz of laconic rock recently abandoned a cramped abode in Brooklyn for a more generously appointed residence in Rockaway Beach…”
“Despite his newfound success, DeMarco’s setup is still the same: guitar, some keyboards, and that reedy voice. He records it himself, because his music is the product of being alone…”
“He connects not simply because he’s “chill,” but because his relaxed self seems borne of extreme self-confidence…”
“The Mac Demarcult seems to just grow and grow each year—and for good reason. He really hasn’t released a bad record, and the new mini-LP, Another One, is another solid entry into an esteemed and well-loved catalog…”
“Mac DeMarco has recorded a cover of Eric Clapton’s 1996 song ‘Change The World’…”
“Earlier this summer, we spoke with the Montreal-born, Queens-based musician about creating Another One in his bedroom, his life in Far Rockaway, and how he feels about the term “slacker rock…”
“Mac discusses the pains of love and loss apart. It’s the closest thing he’s given us to a breakup album, but in typical Mac style, he puts a spin on the trope that makes it a wonderful and lovable experience. It may not be long, but it’s nice ride while it lasts – Another One is another great addition to Mac’s ever-impressive library of gold…”
“The new release was entirely recorded in DeMarco’s bedroom and follows last year’s Salad Days…”
“Indie rock’s favorite merry prankster — the Bizkit-covering, self-violating, gap-toothed, boy-king Mac DeMarco — has another collection of chewy guitar-pop treats to share…”
“DeMarco’s as affable and breezy on the telephone as his mini-album of bayside would-be love songs is in your headphones, and as eager to reveal the inspiration behind a synth sound or guitar solo as he is to explore the hidden corners of ill-fated love…”
“Mac Demarco comes through with a sweet, little mini-album of his most lovesick songs yet…”
“All this makes Mr. DeMarco the Bill Murray of indie rock–a trickster who harbors a sensitive and sometimes melancholy soul…”
“Chamber of Reflection from his last album ‘Salad Days’ hinted at this maturity, but the way he channels his vocals on A Heart Like Hers shows how he adapts to a song’s needs…”
“The track will feature on the Canadian musician’s upcoming mini-album ‘Another One’…”
“When FYF happens on Aug. 22-23, Carlson hopes that fans will experience an immersion “like going to Disneyland. You can turn your brain off and just smile…”
“The singer-songwriter will release ‘Another One’ on August 7, featuring “eight freshly written songs”. It follows on from 2014 release ‘Salad Days’…”
Mac DeMarco’s new mini-album Another One is out August 7 via Captured Tracks. We’ve already heard the title track and “The Way You’d Love Her”, and now he’s let go of “I’ve Been Waiting For Her”.
The 4th of July just ended, but that’s no reason to not throw another cookout. To help, Mac DeMarco has just shared Some Other Ones, a collection of instrumental recordings he’s billed as his “BBQ soundtrack.” It features songs such as “Little Pepper” and “Onion Man”, and was recorded from July 4-8 in Queens, New York.