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ON TOUR NOW
2 AVAILABLE 10/16 FROM CAPTURED TRACKS
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.
Previously:
TOUR DATES
09/13/12 Davis, CA 1604 Pole Line
09/14/12 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
09/15/12 San Diego, CA San Diego Music Thing Festival
09/16/12 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
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
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