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Mac DeMarco

January 07, 2023

MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV; April 30, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.[3] DeMarco has released six full-length studio albums, his debut Rock and Roll Night Club (2012), 2 (2012), Salad Days (2014), Another One (2015), This Old Dog (2017), and Here Comes the Cowboy (2019). His style of music has been described as "blue wave"[4] and "slacker rock",[5][6] or, by DeMarco himself, "jizz jazz".[7]

Mac DeMarco
DeMarco in 2019
Background information
Birth nameVernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV
Born (1990-04-30) April 30, 1990 (age 32)
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
OriginEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • bass guitar
  • drums
  • keyboards
  • percussion
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitemac-demarco.com

Life and career

1990–2008: Early life and education

DeMarco was born in Duncan, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. His great-grandfather is Vernor Smith, Alberta's former Minister of Railways and Telephones, for whom DeMarco was named,[8] and his grandfather (also named Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith) was a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta.[9] His mother, Agnes DeMarco, later changed his name to McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco, after his father left when Mac was 4 and refused to pay child support.[10] DeMarco is also of Italian descent.[11][12]

Mac DeMarco attended McKernan School for junior high. Around this time he started playing guitar, with lessons from his grandmother.[13] During high school he was in several bands, including indie rock band The Meat Cleavers, alternative R&B group The Sound of Love and post-punk band Outdoor Miners (along with current keyboardist, Alec Meen), which was named after Outdoor Miner, a song by English rock band Wire.[14][8] He started smoking cigarettes as a teenager, which has now become a big part of his image.[13][15]

After graduating from Strathcona High School in Edmonton in 2008, DeMarco became a backing musician. After that, he moved to Vancouver.[16][17]

2009–2012: Early projects and Rock and Roll Night Club

Living in the Killarney neighbourhood, he released a self-produced album, Heat Wave, as a part of the indie rock project Makeout Videotape in 2009. The album sold out its 500-unit run.[18] DeMarco worked on "psychedelic" video projects during this time.[17] He was joined by Alex Calder and Jen Clement, signed to Unfamiliar Records, and toured with Vancouver band Japandroids in 2009.[17] In 2011, DeMarco moved from Vancouver to Montreal to begin recording as a solo artist. Failing to find work as a musician, he participated in medical experiments for money[19] and worked on a road paving crew.[20] On January 9, 2012, record label Captured Tracks announced the signing of DeMarco.[21] In early 2012, he released an LP titled Rock and Roll Night Club. The four-track-recorded album features skits and slowed-down vocals.[19]

2012–2015: 2, Salad Days and Another One

Rock and Roll Night Club impressed his new label enough that they agreed to release a full-length follow-up album.[19] This release, entitled 2, was received well by critics, garnering a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.[22] One of his songs, "Moving Like Mike",[23] was licensed by U.S. retail outlet Target for a commercial.[19]

On January 21, 2014, DeMarco announced the release of his upcoming second album, Salad Days, along with debuting the lead single "Passing Out Pieces". The record was released on April 1, 2014,[24] and again received the "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.[25] It was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[26]

DeMarco made his first talk show appearance (and second TV appearance after The Eric Andre Show) when he performed the song "Let Her Go" on Conan on March 30, 2015.[27] On April 22, 2015, DeMarco announced the release of an upcoming album titled Another One, which was released on August 7, 2015, in addition to a video depicting the making of Another One.[28] DeMarco describes the album to be a collection of love songs, "It's just kind of like every angle of how somebody might feel if they're having strange feelings in their chest."[29] On May 11, 2015, Captured Tracks released the first single of Another One, titled "The Way You'd Love Her".[30] Another One received a generally favourable response from music critics, scoring 75/100 on Metacritic.[31] Still in Rock has ranked this LP as the third best of 2015.

On July 8, 2015, DeMarco released a 9-track instrumental album titled Some Other Ones and called it a "BBQ soundtrack".[32] Later that evening, he hosted a listening party in New York City (where DeMarco was based) for fans to hear Another One, where they could get free hot dogs if they donated to a food bank.[33]

2017–2018: This Old Dog

On January 31, 2017, DeMarco announced his third studio album, titled This Old Dog. He also released two singles from the album on the same day.[34] This Old Dog was released on May 5, 2017.[35]

On October 10, 2017, DeMarco appeared on Charlie Rose, in which the two discussed the new album, as well as DeMarco's relationship with his father.[36] Acting as bookends to the interview, DeMarco performed acoustic versions of This Old Dog, as well as Still Together.[37]

On April 8, 2018, DeMarco appeared on FishCenter Live and had an interview with Max Simonet.[38] He partnered with the non-profit organization Plus1 for his tours that year, and one dollar for every ticket purchase went to the Girls Rock Camp Alliance to: "[empower] girls, trans and gender-diverse young people through music education and mentorship."[39]

2019–2020: Here Comes the Cowboy

On March 5, 2019, DeMarco announced his fourth studio album, Here Comes the Cowboy and shared the first single off the album, "Nobody". The album was released on May 10, 2019, on Mac's Record Label [sic].[40] A controversy emerged once it was pointed out online that DeMarco's album shared a similar title to the 2018 album Be the Cowboy by Mitski and that her album had also included a single called "Nobody". According to Pitchfork, DeMarco had "never listened to Mitski's album and learned about her album and song title only after determining his own album title and single".[41] Mitski responded to the controversy on Twitter, stating, "I'm 100% sure mac & I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious!".[42] The album received mixed reviews from critics and audiences upon release. It marked his first top ten appearance in the US Billboard 200 at number 10.[43]

On September 7, 2020, DeMarco was featured on a collaboration with English artist Yellow Days, entitled "The Curse".[44] On October 28, 2020, DeMarco was again featured on French musician Myd's single "Moving Men". An animated version of DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the single.[45] Released October 28, 2020, DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the song "Whatever You Want" by Crowded House.[46] DeMarco contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Enter Sandman" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021.[47]

2021–present: Line-up changes and future

In October 2021, DeMarco returned to live performances following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His return to the stage was marked by changes to his live band, with the departure of longtime members Joe McMurray, Andrew White and Jon Lent, and the addition of Darryl Johns (bass) and JD Beck (drums). Andy White confirmed his departure shortly afterwards stating: "Mac’s an old friend, life is long, and no one knows the future. I'm incredibly stoked to see his new line-up soon as I can. I loved his band before I was in it. I loved playing in it, and I will always look forward to what our bud is putting together in the future."[48]

Artistry

DeMarco's style employs the use of flat drums (little or no reverberation or dynamic range compression), chorus and vibrato effects on the guitar and a generally lazy atmosphere a la soft rock records, muted and low frequency bass guitars. He has mentioned Shuggie Otis, Black Sabbath, Christopher Cross, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jonathan Richman, Genesis, Sting and Weezer as favourite artists.[49] He has also cited Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono as his favourite artist.[50] DeMarco's music has been generally termed as Indie rock,[51] psychedelic rock,[52] jangle pop,[51][53] and lo-fi.[54][55] His guitar-based compositions have moved from glam-inspired works to what reviewers describe as "off-kilter pop"[19] or "folk rock".[56] DeMarco has self identified his style as "jizz jazz", going as far as naming his apartment studio Jizz Jazz Studios, as mentioned in a documentary starring himself, Pepperoni Playboy.[57] DeMarco has pointed to artists such as John Maus, Ariel Pink, Brian Eno, Daniel Lopatin, Isao Tomita and R. Stevie Moore as influences on his reel-to-reel production style.[58]

Equipment

 
DeMarco performing with his Teisco electric guitar (2013)

DeMarco uses vintage equipment and gear for his music. He mainly played on a $30 Teisco electric guitar that was already in poor condition, and stopped playing it live since it would often break apart.[59] He additionally uses Fender guitars, such as a 1970s Stratocaster, a 1960s Mustang, a 1990s Squier Stratocaster and an HSS Shawbucker Stratocaster, of which his live band were given 11 as a result of an endorsement deal with Fender.[60] His bass guitar mainly used for recording is a Teisco/Stagg bass.[60]

He uses vintage Japanese synthesizers, including a Yamaha DX7 and a Korg Microsampler. Additional models include a Rhodes piano, a Moog Realistic MG-1, a Prophet 5, a Roland Juno 60, JX-3P, and a Yamaha DX100.[61] Amplifiers used include a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb, a Roland JC-120, and both a small Fender Vibro-Champ and a large Roland KC-550; DeMarco uses them during stage performances by hooking his keyboards with the vibro-champ amplifier which was linked to the KC-550.[62][60] Effect pedals used are a MXR Micro-Amp, a Boss CE-2 Chorus, a Boss VB-2 Vibrato, TU-3 tuner, an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, an EHX Polyphonic Octave Generator and a JHS Pedals Colour Box for overdrive tones.

DeMarco records his music on reel-to-reel tape recorders, such as a Fostex A-8, a Tascam 388, an Alesis Micro Limiter and a Roland Space Echo RE-201.[60] However, he recorded his album This Old Dog on a MacBook with an Apogee Quartet interface. He uses a Neumann U87 condenser mic, a Royer R-121 ribbon mic, and a four channel Neve Portico preamp strip with his Ableton setup. DeMarco also uses a Roland CR-78 drum machine to record demos.[58]

Personal life

From around 2012, DeMarco resided in the neighborhood of Far Rockaway in Queens, New York. In late 2016, he moved with his girlfriend, photographer Kiera McNally, to Los Angeles, where he has resided since. He regularly hosts jam sessions with musicians and friends such as Thundercat and the late Mac Miller.[63]

Mac's Record Label

In 2018, DeMarco launched his own record label aptly titled 'Mac's Record Label'.[64] In 2021, the first artist to be signed was Tex Crick[65] with his album Live In... New York City, followed by Vicky Farewell[66] with her album Sweet Company in 2022.[67]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Polaris Music Prize 2013 Album of the Year (Longlist) 2 Nominated [68]
2014 Album of the Year (Shortlist) Salad Days Nominated [69]
2017 Album of the Year (Longlist) This Old Dog Nominated [70]
Rober Awards Music Prize 2012 Breakthrough Artist Himself Nominated [71]
2014 Best Male Artist Nominated [72]
Best Songwriter Nominated

Backing band members

Current members[73][74][75]

  • Alec Meen – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion (2017–present), guitar (2021–present)
  • Daryl Johns - bass guitar, backing vocals (2021–present)
  • JD Beck - drums (2021–present)

Former members[76]

  • Peter Sagar (Homeshake) – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2012–2014)
  • Pierce McGarry – bass guitar, backing vocals (2012–2016)
  • Rory McCarthy – bass guitar (2016)
  • Joe McMurray – drums, occasional live vocals (2012–2021)
  • Andrew Charles White – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2014–2021)
  • Jon Lent – bass guitar (2016–2021), keyboards, percussion (2015–2016)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Mac DeMarco discography

Studio albums

Mini-LP albums

Demos

  • Another (Demo) One (2016)
  • Old Dog Demos (2018)
  • Here Comes The Cowboy Demos (2020)
  • Other Here Comes The Cowboy Demos (2020)

With Makeout Videotape

Adapted from the Bandcamp music store.

Studio albums

  • Ying Yang (2010)

Extended plays (EPs)

Compilations

  • Eyeballing (2010)

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MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV April 30 1990 is a Canadian singer songwriter multi instrumentalist and producer 3 DeMarco has released six full length studio albums his debut Rock and Roll Night Club 2012 2 2012 Salad Days 2014 Another One 2015 This Old Dog 2017 and Here Comes the Cowboy 2019 His style of music has been described as blue wave 4 and slacker rock 5 6 or by DeMarco himself jizz jazz 7 Mac DeMarcoDeMarco in 2019Background informationBirth nameVernor Winfield McBriare Smith IVBorn 1990 04 30 April 30 1990 age 32 Duncan British Columbia CanadaOriginEdmonton Alberta CanadaGenresIndie rockindie poppsychedelic popjangle popslacker rockOccupation s Musician singer songwriter multi instrumentalist producerInstrument s Guitar vocals bass guitar drums keyboards percussionYears active2008 presentLabelsCaptured Tracks Royal Mountain Voltage Controlled Recordings Third Man Easy Eye Sound Unfamiliar Mac s Record LabelWebsitemac demarco wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1990 2008 Early life and education 1 2 2009 2012 Early projects and Rock and Roll Night Club 1 3 2012 2015 2 Salad Days and Another One 1 4 2017 2018 This Old Dog 1 5 2019 2020 Here Comes the Cowboy 1 6 2021 present Line up changes and future 2 Artistry 2 1 Equipment 3 Personal life 4 Mac s Record Label 5 Awards and nominations 6 Backing band members 6 1 Timeline 7 Discography 7 1 With Makeout Videotape 8 References 9 External linksLife and career Edit1990 2008 Early life and education Edit DeMarco was born in Duncan British Columbia on Vancouver Island and raised in Edmonton Alberta His great grandfather is Vernor Smith Alberta s former Minister of Railways and Telephones for whom DeMarco was named 8 and his grandfather also named Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith was a judge of the Court of King s Bench of Alberta 9 His mother Agnes DeMarco later changed his name to McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco after his father left when Mac was 4 and refused to pay child support 10 DeMarco is also of Italian descent 11 12 Mac DeMarco attended McKernan School for junior high Around this time he started playing guitar with lessons from his grandmother 13 During high school he was in several bands including indie rock band The Meat Cleavers alternative R amp B group The Sound of Love and post punk band Outdoor Miners along with current keyboardist Alec Meen which was named after Outdoor Miner a song by English rock band Wire 14 8 He started smoking cigarettes as a teenager which has now become a big part of his image 13 15 After graduating from Strathcona High School in Edmonton in 2008 DeMarco became a backing musician After that he moved to Vancouver 16 17 2009 2012 Early projects and Rock and Roll Night Club Edit Living in the Killarney neighbourhood he released a self produced album Heat Wave as a part of the indie rock project Makeout Videotape in 2009 The album sold out its 500 unit run 18 DeMarco worked on psychedelic video projects during this time 17 He was joined by Alex Calder and Jen Clement signed to Unfamiliar Records and toured with Vancouver band Japandroids in 2009 17 In 2011 DeMarco moved from Vancouver to Montreal to begin recording as a solo artist Failing to find work as a musician he participated in medical experiments for money 19 and worked on a road paving crew 20 On January 9 2012 record label Captured Tracks announced the signing of DeMarco 21 In early 2012 he released an LP titled Rock and Roll Night Club The four track recorded album features skits and slowed down vocals 19 2012 2015 2 Salad Days and Another One Edit Rock and Roll Night Club impressed his new label enough that they agreed to release a full length follow up album 19 This release entitled 2 was received well by critics garnering a Best New Music designation from Pitchfork 22 One of his songs Moving Like Mike 23 was licensed by U S retail outlet Target for a commercial 19 On January 21 2014 DeMarco announced the release of his upcoming second album Salad Days along with debuting the lead single Passing Out Pieces The record was released on April 1 2014 24 and again received the Best New Music designation from Pitchfork 25 It was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize 26 DeMarco made his first talk show appearance and second TV appearance after The Eric Andre Show when he performed the song Let Her Go on Conan on March 30 2015 27 On April 22 2015 DeMarco announced the release of an upcoming album titled Another One which was released on August 7 2015 in addition to a video depicting the making of Another One 28 DeMarco describes the album to be a collection of love songs It s just kind of like every angle of how somebody might feel if they re having strange feelings in their chest 29 On May 11 2015 Captured Tracks released the first single of Another One titled The Way You d Love Her 30 Another One received a generally favourable response from music critics scoring 75 100 on Metacritic 31 Still in Rock has ranked this LP as the third best of 2015 On July 8 2015 DeMarco released a 9 track instrumental album titled Some Other Ones and called it a BBQ soundtrack 32 Later that evening he hosted a listening party in New York City where DeMarco was based for fans to hear Another One where they could get free hot dogs if they donated to a food bank 33 2017 2018 This Old Dog Edit On January 31 2017 DeMarco announced his third studio album titled This Old Dog He also released two singles from the album on the same day 34 This Old Dog was released on May 5 2017 35 On October 10 2017 DeMarco appeared on Charlie Rose in which the two discussed the new album as well as DeMarco s relationship with his father 36 Acting as bookends to the interview DeMarco performed acoustic versions of This Old Dog as well as Still Together 37 On April 8 2018 DeMarco appeared on FishCenter Live and had an interview with Max Simonet 38 He partnered with the non profit organization Plus1 for his tours that year and one dollar for every ticket purchase went to the Girls Rock Camp Alliance to empower girls trans and gender diverse young people through music education and mentorship 39 2019 2020 Here Comes the Cowboy Edit On March 5 2019 DeMarco announced his fourth studio album Here Comes the Cowboy and shared the first single off the album Nobody The album was released on May 10 2019 on Mac s Record Label sic 40 A controversy emerged once it was pointed out online that DeMarco s album shared a similar title to the 2018 album Be the Cowboy by Mitski and that her album had also included a single called Nobody According to Pitchfork DeMarco had never listened to Mitski s album and learned about her album and song title only after determining his own album title and single 41 Mitski responded to the controversy on Twitter stating I m 100 sure mac amp I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious 42 The album received mixed reviews from critics and audiences upon release It marked his first top ten appearance in the US Billboard 200 at number 10 43 On September 7 2020 DeMarco was featured on a collaboration with English artist Yellow Days entitled The Curse 44 On October 28 2020 DeMarco was again featured on French musician Myd s single Moving Men An animated version of DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the single 45 Released October 28 2020 DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the song Whatever You Want by Crowded House 46 DeMarco contributed a cover of the Metallica song Enter Sandman to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist released in September 2021 47 2021 present Line up changes and future Edit In October 2021 DeMarco returned to live performances following a hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic His return to the stage was marked by changes to his live band with the departure of longtime members Joe McMurray Andrew White and Jon Lent and the addition of Darryl Johns bass and JD Beck drums Andy White confirmed his departure shortly afterwards stating Mac s an old friend life is long and no one knows the future I m incredibly stoked to see his new line up soon as I can I loved his band before I was in it I loved playing in it and I will always look forward to what our bud is putting together in the future 48 Artistry EditDeMarco s style employs the use of flat drums little or no reverberation or dynamic range compression chorus and vibrato effects on the guitar and a generally lazy atmosphere a la soft rock records muted and low frequency bass guitars He has mentioned Shuggie Otis Black Sabbath Christopher Cross Siouxsie and the Banshees Jonathan Richman Genesis Sting and Weezer as favourite artists 49 He has also cited Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono as his favourite artist 50 DeMarco s music has been generally termed as Indie rock 51 psychedelic rock 52 jangle pop 51 53 and lo fi 54 55 His guitar based compositions have moved from glam inspired works to what reviewers describe as off kilter pop 19 or folk rock 56 DeMarco has self identified his style as jizz jazz going as far as naming his apartment studio Jizz Jazz Studios as mentioned in a documentary starring himself Pepperoni Playboy 57 DeMarco has pointed to artists such as John Maus Ariel Pink Brian Eno Daniel Lopatin Isao Tomita and R Stevie Moore as influences on his reel to reel production style 58 Equipment Edit DeMarco performing with his Teisco electric guitar 2013 DeMarco uses vintage equipment and gear for his music He mainly played on a 30 Teisco electric guitar that was already in poor condition and stopped playing it live since it would often break apart 59 He additionally uses Fender guitars such as a 1970s Stratocaster a 1960s Mustang a 1990s Squier Stratocaster and an HSS Shawbucker Stratocaster of which his live band were given 11 as a result of an endorsement deal with Fender 60 His bass guitar mainly used for recording is a Teisco Stagg bass 60 He uses vintage Japanese synthesizers including a Yamaha DX7 and a Korg Microsampler Additional models include a Rhodes piano a Moog Realistic MG 1 a Prophet 5 a Roland Juno 60 JX 3P and a Yamaha DX100 61 Amplifiers used include a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb a Roland JC 120 and both a small Fender Vibro Champ and a large Roland KC 550 DeMarco uses them during stage performances by hooking his keyboards with the vibro champ amplifier which was linked to the KC 550 62 60 Effect pedals used are a MXR Micro Amp a Boss CE 2 Chorus a Boss VB 2 Vibrato TU 3 tuner an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb an EHX Polyphonic Octave Generator and a JHS Pedals Colour Box for overdrive tones DeMarco records his music on reel to reel tape recorders such as a Fostex A 8 a Tascam 388 an Alesis Micro Limiter and a Roland Space Echo RE 201 60 However he recorded his album This Old Dog on a MacBook with an Apogee Quartet interface He uses a Neumann U87 condenser mic a Royer R 121 ribbon mic and a four channel Neve Portico preamp strip with his Ableton setup DeMarco also uses a Roland CR 78 drum machine to record demos 58 Personal life EditFrom around 2012 DeMarco resided in the neighborhood of Far Rockaway in Queens New York In late 2016 he moved with his girlfriend photographer Kiera McNally to Los Angeles where he has resided since He regularly hosts jam sessions with musicians and friends such as Thundercat and the late Mac Miller 63 Mac s Record Label EditIn 2018 DeMarco launched his own record label aptly titled Mac s Record Label 64 In 2021 the first artist to be signed was Tex Crick 65 with his album Live In New York City followed by Vicky Farewell 66 with her album Sweet Company in 2022 67 Awards and nominations EditAward Year Category Nominee s Result Ref Polaris Music Prize 2013 Album of the Year Longlist 2 Nominated 68 2014 Album of the Year Shortlist Salad Days Nominated 69 2017 Album of the Year Longlist This Old Dog Nominated 70 Rober Awards Music Prize 2012 Breakthrough Artist Himself Nominated 71 2014 Best Male Artist Nominated 72 Best Songwriter NominatedBacking band members EditCurrent members 73 74 75 Alec Meen keyboards backing vocals percussion 2017 present guitar 2021 present Daryl Johns bass guitar backing vocals 2021 present JD Beck drums 2021 present Former members 76 Peter Sagar Homeshake guitar keyboards backing vocals 2012 2014 Pierce McGarry bass guitar backing vocals 2012 2016 Rory McCarthy bass guitar 2016 Joe McMurray drums occasional live vocals 2012 2021 Andrew Charles White guitar keyboards percussion backing vocals 2014 2021 Jon Lent bass guitar 2016 2021 keyboards percussion 2015 2016 Timeline EditDiscography EditMain article Mac DeMarco discography Studio albums 2 2012 Salad Days 2014 This Old Dog 2017 Here Comes the Cowboy 2019 Mini LP albums Rock and Roll Night Club 2012 Another One 2015 Five Easy Hot Dogs 2023 Demos 2 Demos 2012 No TitleLength1 Cooking Up Something Good 2 072 Stars Keep Calling My Name 2 243 Dreamin Slow 2 374 Lonely Shredder 3 075 Robson Girl 2 406 Annie 3 287 Harrison Ford Escort 2 528 Sherrill 2 069 My Kind of Woman Instrumental 4 2910 Dreamin Fast 1 44 Salad Days Demos 2014 No TitleLength1 Goodbye Weekend 2 502 Salad Days 2 293 Ken the Wolf Boy 2 374 Passing Out Pieces of Me 3 025 Organ Ronald Donkey Water 2 536 Let My Baby Stay 2 567 Pepperoni Playboy 2 308 Brother 2 589 Potato Boy 2 4610 Go Easy 3 3111 Horse Hot Wee Wee Water 3 1212 Blue Boy 2 1413 Sloopy Lau Lau 2 4614 Avocado Andrew 1 09 SOME OTHER ONES 2015 No TitleLength1 LITTLE PEPPER 2 372 ONION MAN 2 423 PETERS sic PICKLES 1 574 DON JUAN 1 545 YOUNG COCONUT 2 406 HACHIKO 2 407 FISH TERRY 2 018 HOSO BOYO 3 009 SPECIAL K 2 18Another Demo One 2016 Old Dog Demos 2018 Here Comes The Cowboy Demos 2020 Other Here Comes The Cowboy Demos 2020 With Makeout Videotape Edit Adapted from the Bandcamp music store Studio albums Ying Yang 2010 Extended plays EPs Heat Wave 2009 No TitleLength1 Slush Puppy Love 2 242 Coming Up Soon 2 173 I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York Harry Nilsson cover 2 304 Heat Wave 2 025 S R V 0 516 Spooky Eyes 1 307 Basketball Kids 2 04 Eating Like A Kid 2010 No TitleLength1 Because I m a Boy 1 492 Blondie 1 473 Deborah 1 294 Eating Like a Kid 2 395 Gigi Bungsu 1 256 Swim Dream 2 167 Yangtze Bathing 1 19 Bossa Yeye 2009 No TitleLength1 My Jean 2 152 Joe Buck 2 483 On The Yangtze 2 324 Marilyn And Me 2 295 Together 2 25 Weird Meats EP 2009 No TitleLength1 Thought I Was Love 2 322 Lasagna Sunset 1 55Compilations Eyeballing 2010 References Edit Mac On Top An Interview With Mac DeMarco Southern Souls Southernsouls ca Retrieved August 28 2018 Finn Reeves April 22 2016 The Sound Of Love High School Pussy Early Mac YouTube Retrieved August 28 2018 Hoby Hermione March 22 2014 Mac DeMarco I live like a scumbag but it s cheap The Guardian Retrieved August 28 2018 Brooklyn based Music Blog Album Review Mac DeMarco 2 Blue Wave Still in Rock October 21 2012 Retrieved August 13 2015 Whelan Alex Mac DeMarco s new record shines with its Montreal roots Arizona Daily Wildcat University of Arizona Retrieved November 24 2012 Lindsay Cam Mac DeMarco Exclaim ca Retrieved November 24 2012 Pitchfork May 12 2014 Mac DeMarco Pepperoni Playboy Documentary YouTube Retrieved December 7 2017 a b Sharp Elliott October 29 2013 The Big Story 2 Sketchy Days With Mac DeMarco Red Bull Archived from the original on May 13 2017 Retrieved March 23 2014 Vernor Smith Obituary Edmonton AB Edmonton Journal Legacy com Archived from the original on February 10 2018 Retrieved February 9 2018 Bromwich Kathryn May 6 2017 Mac DeMarco I ve been trying to not turn into my father TheGuardian com Retrieved August 11 2020 DeMarco Mac March 31 2016 RE RYAN PARIS SAY THANKS TO MAC DEMARCO ABOUT THE DOLCE VITA TRIBUTE VIDEO youtube com Retrieved March 31 2016 DeMarco Mac August 11 2018 MAC DEMARCO Captured Tracks Retrieved August 11 2018 a b We Interviewed Mac DeMarco s Mum Konbini All Pop Everything in French Retrieved December 20 2019 Kathryn Bromwich March 22 2014 Mac DeMarco I live like a scumbag but it s cheap theguardian com Retrieved March 23 2014 Storm Rebecca March 27 2017 Mac DeMarco s Slacker Wisdom interview SSense SSense Retrieved November 5 2019 Marchand Francois November 1 2015 A more sensitive Mac DeMarco returns home to Edmonton Edmonton Journal Retrieved August 23 2016 a b c Thomas Fred Biography Mac DeMarco Allmusic Retrieved November 24 2012 Fumano Dan Makeout Videotape Discorder Archived from the original on February 22 2014 Retrieved December 12 2012 a b c d e Traynor Cian Interview Mac DeMarco The Stool Pigeon Archived from the original on November 17 2012 Retrieved November 24 2012 Kimbasha Michelle Freaking Out The Neighbourhood Mac DeMarco Clashmusic com Retrieved November 25 2012 Signing Mac DeMarco Signs To Captured Tracks Capturedtracks com Archived from the original on August 16 2018 Retrieved September 27 2017 Hockley Smith Sam Mac DeMarco 2 Pitchfork Media Retrieved November 24 2012 Mac DeMarco Rock and Roll Night Club EP Album Reviews Pitchfork April 10 2012 Retrieved August 13 2015 Minsker Evan January 21 2014 Mac DeMarco Details New Album Salad Days Shares Passing Out Pieces Pitchfork Retrieved January 22 2014 Hogan Mark April 1 2014 Mac DeMarco Salad Days Pitchfork Arcade Fire Drake Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list Entertainment amp Showbiz from CTV News Ctvnews ca July 15 2014 Retrieved August 13 2015 Mac DeMarco Performs Let Her Go on Conan News Pitchfork March 31 2015 Retrieved August 13 2015 Making Of Another One YouTube April 22 2015 Retrieved August 13 2015 Ganz Jacob July 31 2015 Mac DeMarco Explains His Mini Album Of Love Songs Track By Track NPR Retrieved October 19 2015 Mac DeMarco The Way You d Love Her Official Single YouTube May 11 2015 Retrieved August 13 2015 Critic Reviews for Another One Metacritic Retrieved August 13 2015 NME News Mac DeMarco releases instrumental album Some Other Ones Nme com July 8 2015 Retrieved August 13 2015 Minsker Evan July 7 2015 Mac DeMarco Throwing Listening Party and BBQ in Brooklyn Tomorrow Pitchfork Media Retrieved July 20 2015 Mac DeMarco Facebook com Retrieved May 5 2017 Watch Mac DeMarco Perform This Old Dog With Dogs Pitchfork Pitchfork com March 9 2017 Retrieved March 9 2017 Mac DeMarco Chats Performs This Old Dog on Charlie Rose Watch Pitchfork com Retrieved October 11 2017 Mac DeMarco CharlieRose com Retrieved October 11 2017 FishCenter Live Mac DeMarco interview Youtube com Retrieved January 16 2021 Mele Sofia Mac DeMarco Starts Record Label Announces First Solo Tour Billboard Retrieved November 6 2019 Bloom Madison Blais Billie Braudie March 5 2019 Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Here Comes the Cowboy Shares Video for New Song Nobody Watch Pitchfork Retrieved March 5 2019 Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Here Comes the Cowboy Shares Video for New Song Nobody Watch Pitchfork March 5 2019 Retrieved March 5 2019 haha I m 100 sure mac amp I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious What s wild is we have the same PR so I LOVE my personal conspiracy theory that she heard the album track titles but kept quiet thinking maybe some Mac fans will mistakenly find me loll mitskileaks March 5 2019 Archived from the original on March 20 2019 Retrieved March 5 2019 Caulfield Keith May 19 2019 Logic Scores Third No 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Billboard Retrieved May 20 2019 Mac DeMarco teams with Yellow Days for psychedelic new track The Curse NME Music Film TV Gaming amp Pop Culture News September 7 2020 Retrieved December 9 2020 Yoo Noah October 28 2020 Myd and Mac DeMarco Share New Song Moving Men Watch the Video Pitchfork Retrieved December 9 2020 Condon Dan Neil Finn tells us all about Crowded House s first new music in a decade Australian Broadcasting Corporation He Richard S September 10 2021 Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best loudersound Retrieved October 22 2021 Tonstartssbandht AMA reddit October 19 2021 Retrieved November 1 2021 Minsker Evan Mac DeMarco Guest Lists Pitchfork Media Retrieved November 24 2012 Mac DeMarco s Favorite Artist Is YMO s Haruomi Hosono 2017 Interview YouTube art research July 17 2017 Retrieved November 14 2018 a b Lynch Marley February 21 2013 FYF 2013 artist spotlight Mac DeMarco Time Out Retrieved August 4 2014 Dearmore Kelly October 5 2015 Six Stellar Artist Curated Festivals Paste Retrieved July 23 2016 Mapes Jillian April 1 2014 Mac DeMarco is the Slacker With a Heart of Gold on the Endearing Salad Days Spin Retrieved August 4 2014 Lo fi master Mac DeMarco comes to Tel Aviv timesofisrael com Retrieved February 24 2017 Hood Bryan VIDEO An Interview with Lo Fi Rocker Mac DeMarco Blouinartinfo com Archived from the original on May 6 2017 Retrieved May 6 2017 1 dead link Pepperoni Playboy IMDb com Retrieved September 27 2017 a b Mac DeMarco Varispeed and Beyond Tapeop com Retrieved May 16 2018 The Editorial MagazineA Conversation with Mac Demarco The Editorial Magazine The 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Music Poll Rober Awards Minsker Evan November 25 2012 Stream the New Cassette from Mac DeMarco s Other Band Walter TV Pitchfork Archived from the original on September 3 2015 Retrieved September 6 2015 Nettle Avery November 7 2012 We Interviewed Pierce McGarry Bassist for Mac DeMarco and Maker of Creepy Videos Vice Retrieved September 6 2015 Coplan Chris September 12 2014 Mac DeMarco covers Burt Bacharach s This Guy s In Love With You and introduces his new guitarist Consequence of Sound Retrieved September 6 2015 Ambler Charlie November 20 2014 Mac Demarco s Ex Guitarist Makes Really Sexy Slacker Rock Vice Retrieved September 6 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mac DeMarco Record company profile Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mac DeMarco amp oldid 1131568374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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