Mac DeMarco

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. read more…

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, Mac DeMarco 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.

News

• Paste Magazine features Mac DeMarco performance at SXSW Showcase May 15, 2013
• Tiny Mixtapes features Mac DeMarco's summer tour dates, video for "My Kind of Woman" May 8, 2013
• Edmonton Journal highlights Mac DeMarco show at Wunderbar May 3, 2013
• German "Zündfunk Unplugged" features Mac DeMarco performing "Still Together" May 2, 2013
• Nowness premieres video for Mac DeMarco's "My Kind of Woman" Apr 30, 2013
• Pitchfork features Mac DeMarco's video for "My Kind of Woman" Apr 30, 2013
• Spin announces Mac DeMarco added on to Bonnaroo Lineup Apr 24, 2013
• Mac DeMarco performs Weezer cover on A.V. Club Undercover Apr 23, 2013
• The Bay Bridged reviews Mac DeMarco's show at Rickshaw Apr 4, 2013
• Spin Magazine photographs Mac DeMarco show at The Independent Apr 2, 2013
• Time Out Chicago reviews Mac DeMarco performance at Empty Bottle Mar 25, 2013
• Rock it Out! Blog: “A Conversation With Mac DeMarco” Mar 22, 2013
• Mac Demarco performs "I'm a Man" at Fader Fort Mar 19, 2013
• The Atlantic features Mac Demarco on "16 Bands to watch at SXSW" Mar 18, 2013
• The New Yorker chronicles SXSW, features Mac DeMarco Mar 17, 2013
• Pitchfork features Mac DeMarco at SXSW Mar 16, 2013
• Austinist reviews Mac DeMarco performance at SXSW Mar 15, 2013
• Consequence of Sound SXSW pictures features Mac DeMarco Mar 14, 2013
• Mac DeMarco featured in MTV Hive's SXSW 2013 Portraits Mar 14, 2013
• NY Times talks to Mac DeMarco at SXSW Mar 13, 2013
• Mac DeMarco featured on Paste's 100 Great Bands to see at SXSW Mar 11, 2013
• Mac DeMarco featured in Refinery29's 8 Bands To Stop & See At SXSW Mar 6, 2013
• Musings from Mac DeMarco on NBC New York Mar 6, 2013
• Mac DeMarco on Spin's 40 Must-See Acts at SXSW 2013 List Mar 6, 2013
• Mac DeMarco Interview in Bullet Media Mar 6, 2013

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Thu 6/6/2013	OBEY Convention	Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Thu 6/13/2013	Brooklyn Bowl	Brooklyn, New York	Panache Northside Festival Showcase with White Fence, Walter TV
Fri 6/14/2013	Kings Barcade	Raleigh, North Carolina
Sat 6/15/2013	Bonnaroo	Manchester , Tennessee
Sun 6/16/2013	Russian Recording	Bloomington, Indiana
Tue 6/18/2013	First Avenue & 7th St. Entry	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Thu 6/20/2013	Sled Island	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fri 6/21/2013	Sled Island	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sat 6/22/2013	Sled Island	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mon 6/24/2013	Wunderbar	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Tue 6/25/2013	Vangellis Tavern	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Wed 6/26/2013	The Park Theatre	Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Thu 6/27/2013	The Aquarium	Fargo, North Dakota
Fri 6/28/2013	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin
Sat 6/29/2013	Blind Pig	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sun 6/30/2013	The Hoxton	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sat 7/13/2013	Quebec City Summer Festival	Quebec City, Quebec,
Thu 7/18/2013	The Pyramid Scheme	Grand Rapids , Michigan
Fri 7/19/2013	Pitchfork Festival	Chicago, Illinois
Mon 7/22/2013	Club Absinthe	Hamilton, Ontario,
Sun 8/25/2013	FYF Fest	Los Angeles, California