“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…”
” 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 simplicity of it; the ease of the groove; the full embodiment of infant sounds – everything commonly expected when this – hopefully long – relationship was announced…”
“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…”
“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…”
“There is a spontaneity here that is impossible to fake; one can hear ideas being developed as the tape rolls… This is music that is being made for the pure love of making music; loose, ragged, charming, and alive…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“Between guitarist Charles Moothart and bassist Roland Cosio, Fuzz have enough face-smashing garage riffs to justify keeping their drummer Ty Segall – who just so happens to be one of the premier guitarists of the last few years – behind the microphone and drum kit…”
“Ezra Furman defies easy categorization, actually singing “let’s wreck all these preconceived notions” on “Ordinary Life,” one of the standout cuts from his new album Perpetual Motion People that dabbles in folk, doo-wop, distorted rock, and hooky guitar pop…”
“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…”
“Perpetual Motion People showcases an increased confidence and willingness to explore various sonic directions—a shift from his quietly received 2012 debut and 2013’s Day of the Dog…”