Watch Mac DeMarco's Extended Set on Jimmy Kimmel Live! By Marissa Matozzo J| 4:18pm Feelin so confused, You dont know what to do, Afraid she might not love you anymore, And though she says she does and hasnt lost your.Is it easy to explain why his songs sound so catchy and original despite their consistency of form and style? Not really, but that’s part of the fun. “I’ve Been Waiting for Her” takes a rather normal chord progression and subject matter to the cosmos and back because Demarco’s got the wizardry to do it. There’s scarcely a song within his wheelhouse which doesn’t have some trick up its sleeve, and the best ones are those which seem like the best magic show you’ve ever seen. The lead riff that kicks in on the back end of “Just to Put Me Down” is the main case in point. As long as distinct voice meets the tried-and-true, there’s always the possibility of great material, and it’s a possibility actualized as much here as on any of his more official records.Įven songs which seem at first like throwaways take turns which end up redeeming their back-to-basics structure. But at no point throughout the whole outing does he lose out on poignancy because of his emphasis on simplicity. It’s been done over and over and cliche is waiting just around the corner. Or at least that’s the sense you get from This Old Dog, the wise-beyond-its-years new LP from. Writing breakup ballads and sprightly songs about romance is actually a pretty risky move. Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog (Captured Tracks) At 27, Mac DeMarco is already having a midlife crisis. The others are lilting, keyboard-centric ballads teetering on the edge of heartbreak. “The Way You’d Love Her” opens the record as a simple love song with a bouncy guitar solo and the same template is used for about half the other tracks. Not to mention he’s just so damned good at what he does.
Demarco may not be a constant innovator, but hardly anyone is, and his ability to repeat with originality is commendable. He’s still a young artist though, and the sound is so true to himself that it’s hard to complain. The dreamy guitars and lullaby melodies are the same here as they have been since day one. Namely, he’s got a very identifiable sound which he doesn’t seem to have any desire to change up.
The one concern anyone is more than justified in having with this new effort is the same that’s existed since he followed up Rock and Roll Night Club with 2. In other words, he’s a 2015 human whose music grasps for something beyond the irony of our age. He’s a self-aware jokester in interviews and a sincere songbird whenever he’s playing a guitar. Central to his success is the contrast between his personality and the music he creates. 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. DeMarco directed the Nobody video himself, in which he sings the song as a lizard man. Here Comes the Cowboy is due out May 10th on Mac’s Record Label (that’s actually the name of his new label). The Mac Demarcult seems to just grow and grow each year-and for good reason. Mac DeMarco has announced a new album, Here Comes the Cowboy, and shared a video for its first single, Nobody.
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