OPJAM Reviews Mac DeMarco’s ‘Another One’
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
” 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…”
“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…”
“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 […]
“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…”