Mac DeMarco photographed by Andrew Volk
When the then 21-year old Mac DeMarco released his debut Rock
and Roll Night Club 12" just a short while ago in the Spring of
2012, it was accompanied by a barrage of bizarrely funny promo videos, wildly
unhinged live performances and a not-so-subtle disparate range of promo photos.
The glam facade was purely that, an image that was manufactured for fun to
confuse the stiff and compartmentalizing world of indie music journalists. But
it wasn't all a jest, as that EP covered a whole range of music styles that
were latent in the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman's already impressive slough of
cassette-only releases. The sincere and warm Mac who sang "Only You"
was the same lipstick-wearing sleazoid that crooned "Baby's Wearing Blue
Jeans" and that suited him and his listeners just fine.
Now, all of six months later, Mac is back with his first
proper full length, 2. As opposed to RNRNC, 2 is
a concerted effort to produce a cohesive work that showcases Mac's natural
ability as a songwriter, singer and producer. With a new arsenal of recording
gear, the fidelity has substantially improved without compromising the
immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any monicker. The results
are immediately rewarding, from the warm "Cooking Up Something Good"
to the heartfelt "My Kind of Woman." It's obvious Mac is presenting
himself musically in the most sincere way possible, no matter what happens in
his wild videos or live shows. "Freaking out the Neighborhood," Mac's
apologetic ode to his loved ones about such public behavior, shows that Mac
DeMarco is still with us, coming along for the ride, getting everyone else in
trouble. Even so, the maturation process of Mac DeMarco, recording artist, is
in full swing. He did, after all, turn 22 this April.
VIDEO: "I'm A Man (Yours Truly session)"
- http://vimeo.com/48756802#
TOUR DATES
09/18/12 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space
09/20/12 El Paso, TX Lowbrow
09/21/12 Austin, TX Mohawk
09/22/12 Dallas, TX Bryan St. Tavern
09/23/12 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
09/25/12 New Orleans, LA The Circle Bar
09/26/12 Birmingham, AL Alabama Music Box
09/27/12 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder (FSU)
09/28/12 St. Augustine, FL Present Moment Cafe
09/29/12 Miami, FL The Garret
10/01/12 Sarasota, FL New College of Florida
10/02/12 Tampa, FL Crow Bar
10/03/12 Atlanta, GA The Earl
10/04/12 Athens, GA Farm 255
10/05/12 Durham, NC The Pinhook
10/06/12 Williamsburg, VA College of William &
Mary
10/07/12 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
10/09/12 Washington, DCDC 9
10/10/12 Baltimore, MD Pearl Harbor
10/11/12 Princeton, NJ Princeton Terrace Club
10/18/12 Middletown, CT Wesleyan University
11/22/12 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel
Mac DeMarco
2
(Captured Tracks)
Oct 16, 2012
1. Cooking Up Something Good
2. Dreaming
3. Freaking Out The Neighborhood
4. Annie
5. Ode to Viceroy
6. Robson Girl
7. The Stars Keep On Calling My Name
8. My Kind of Woman
9. Boe Zaah
10. Sherrill
11. Still Together
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