On the sweetly rendered “Still Together” he professes his unconditional love to Kiki. On “Ode to Viceroy”, he spends time belaboring his great love for Viceroy cigarettes exclaiming in the chorus “I’ll smoke you till I’m dying!” On his 2012 release, 2, he wandered between this carefree attitude and a very serious love with his girlfriend Kiera (nicknamed Kiki). He even splits his time songwriting and performing with an equally charismatic semi-professional career as an interviewer.įor all his whimsical showmanship, Demarco also harbors a sentimental side. He has self dubbed himself a slacker, and never takes himself too seriously outside of his music. His flippant personality brings a freshness to interviews and performances. While public image and perceived fame pressure other artists to develop personas outside their authentic self, Demarco stays true. Which in Canada, critically speaking, is about as big as you can get. Last years Salad Days was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize in Music, which is awarded to Canadian acts upholding the highest degree of artistic integrity and originality in their albums. Random visits to a disclosed address should not be unexpected for Demarco’s band. He’s probably just made a few more cups of coffee than he anticipated. When interviewed, he said that the response to his house invitation has been well received. While other artists seek to segment their performance lives from their personal ones, Demarco relishes combining the two. No need for skepticism here, the address is genuine and Mac is true to his coffee promise.
#ANOTHER ONE MAC DEMARCO LYIRCS MAC#
Come on by, I’ll make you a cup of coffee, see you later!” This is how Mac Demarco closes his newest EP Another One. Or maybe it’s just a chance to give him some much-needed distraction, shooting the shit and telling dirty jokes at his house by the water.“6802 Bayfield Avenue, Arverne New York. After it finishes playing, it makes sense that people would want to travel to DeMarco’s New York home and share a cup of coffee with him - not just because it’s a funny thing to do, but just to be there and listen to someone in their time of need. Even the lighter-sounding songs keep with this theme, with “The Way You’d Love Her” and “I’ve Been Waiting for Her” both pairing jaunty guitar lines with DeMarco’s seemingly endless pursuit of love.Īnother One plays like a short conversation with a heartbroken DeMarco. He echoes this sentiment with the spiraling “No Other Heart”. He wonders if his ex has found another lover, letting him stew in the fact that she’s moved on while he’s still staring at the clock, waiting for her to come back. On the title track, DeMarco dives even further into his insecurities. His woes are direct as he pleads, “Done is all the love, love that I had saved for you.” Given his joyous persona in seemingly every other facet of his public life, these confessions hit even harder.įirst impressions of the record’s title may make it seem like a flippant joke about “yet another Mac DeMarco album,” but that’s not its only meaning. “A Heart Like Hers” epitomizes DeMarco’s emotional lows with subtle guitar lines, lush synthesizer drones, and airy vocal melodies. Even sonically, it feels more downtrodden than the freaky vibes of Rock and Roll Night Club or 2. The hazy production and wobbly guitar lines are still there, but DeMarco’s lyrics draw deeper into regret and how he could have done things better with his lover.
Another One is even more harrowing than Salad Days. While in the past these moments may have overshadowed his work, now they work like acts of transparency. He can release an instrumental soundtrack for a barbecue, invite fans over for some grilling, and it doesn’t seem particularly out of left field. It’s like having a heart-to-heart with a friend, then trying to defuse the seriousness of the conversation by making a crass joke.Īt this point, DeMarco’s antics are expected.
Another One keeps with that same trend, only with a Michael Jackson mask this time. On his most recent album, Salad Days, he opened up about love and failure, though he undercut that candidness with bizarre music videos featuring Homer Simpson masks. That’s the thing about DeMarco: His presence is paradoxical and more intriguing for it.
This bit at the end of the instrumental closer, “My House by the Water”, is one of the few instances in the Canadian-bred songwriter’s discography where his eccentric personality and surprisingly serious music intersect. Apparently, the address is real fans have already started posting photographic evidence with DeMarco at his house in Queens. At the end of Mac DeMarco’s new mini-album, Another One, he shares his home address and invites listeners to stop by for a cup of coffee.
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