Mac DeMarco - 2 (10th Year Anniversary) (Viceroy Vinyl)
LP
Mac DeMarco's debut full-length album, 2, released in 2012 and
brought the songwriter's warped take on soft rock to a significantly broader audience. The record is a concerted effort to produce a cohesive work that showcases Mac's natural ability as a songwriter, singer and producer. Having just acquired a new arsenal of recording gear following the release of Rock And Roll Night Club, the fidelity of 2 substantially improved without compromising the immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any monicker. It's revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form on 2 Demos, given DeMarco's affinity for keeping things lo-fi (2 was the first time he'd even bothered to record demos). The performances here are a little looser and the sound a little hazier than on the official LP, lending an atmosphere of dreamy vulnerability, especially to ballads like "Annie" and the Lennon-esque "Sherrill.- 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
- 12 Cooking Up Something Good (Demo)
- 13 Stars Keep Calling My Name (Demo)
- 14 Dreamin' Slow (Demo)
- 15 Lonely Shredder (Demo)
- 16 Robson Girl (Demo)
- 17 Annie (Demo)
- 18 Harrison Ford Escort (Demo)
- 19 Sherrill (Demo)
- 20 My Kind of Woman (Instrumental) Demo (Instrumental)
- 21 Dreamin' Fast (Demo)