Riding high on the crest of 2012’s breakout album 2, Salad Days saw the slacker surf formula fleshed out with woozy synths, while lyrical refrains often sat at odds with the optimistic guitar jangles underpinning them, at turns self-reflective and emotionally bereft.
People always call Mac DeMarco’s music ‘slacker rock’, but have you ever actually checked out his tour schedule? It’s like he’s perpetually hopping from dirty van, to sweat-soaked venue, to sleazy hotel on tour. Maybe this guy isn’t so slack after all.
With his new album Salad Days dropping 31 March, Mac’s been a busy dude. And while we think he appreciated us breaking the monotony of the press grind with these silly questions, he seemed a little miffed that we’d woken him up at 11am.
“…With a reputation for raucous performances and stories of a certain ‘drumstick’ incident, the idea of seeing Mac live was intriguing to say the least…”
