Yeah, despite his image I never thought his records were half-assed. Particularly Another One and This Old Dog - those album sound great and the songwriting is really strong.
― flappy bird, Saturday, 11 May 2019 05:21 (five years ago) link
This guy is the definition of overrated
― nostormo, Saturday, 11 May 2019 05:46 (five years ago) link
dunno, i think mac's a good guitar player, and the songs on 2, salad days, another one and this old dog have stood up quite well. not heard new stuff
― meaulnes, Sunday, 12 May 2019 01:27 (five years ago) link
I prefer his earlier stuff, think it's been diminishing returns since 2 which is prob my favourite thing he's done. Listening to the new one now, I'll give my thrilling opinion when I'm done
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Sunday, 12 May 2019 01:36 (five years ago) link
Part of his fame is obviously for extra musical reasons (he has charismatic star quality)
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Sunday, 12 May 2019 01:38 (five years ago) link
But that's hardly uncommon in popular music
My verdict: seems much of a muchness to me. Obv the opening track and choose choo are throwaway but other than that I dont think it's some huge outlier. I do think it confirms I am not really into his newer stuff and can probably cease to pay much attention to him
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Sunday, 12 May 2019 02:21 (five years ago) link
He lost me after Salad Days. Minus the heavy sleaze I don't find him all that compelling.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Sunday, 12 May 2019 02:58 (five years ago) link
A lot of my dismissal of Mac isnt exactly his fault -- it's just that letting YouTube know that, once, you looked up "mac demarco live" means you forever get every innately possible bit of channelings straight into your recommended videos, forever. It's like the algorithm has a particular penchant for bands that encourage seeming fanaticism, and think they're doing the right thing in assuming you probably also fit the bill.I loathe him just on basis of how much sheer content and editorial is given to him. Undeserving to an extreme. Seems like a fun guy to go camping with. Our American idol.
― 57mg/20floz, Sunday, 12 May 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
He's Canadian
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Monday, 13 May 2019 01:41 (five years ago) link
well i'm not going camping in canada so
― rip van wanko, Monday, 13 May 2019 01:54 (five years ago) link
Seems like a fun guy to go camping with.
So otm.
― Sam Weller, Monday, 13 May 2019 07:30 (five years ago) link
he truly is A. S. M. R. Cale on this new one
― i got bag sauce in my bag (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 13 May 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
"nobody" is one of his best songs & one of my favorites of the year
the rest of the album doesn't really stick sadly even tho it's very well produced & nice to listen to. i don't think it's a question of being half assed...
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
'nobody' is beautiful
― flopson, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
I wish this troubled teen would just apply himself
― del griffith, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:42 (five years ago) link
/thread
for real tho mac worked a lot of hard graft shitty jobs before he ended up playing music for a living.
― meaulnes, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 23:35 (five years ago) link
Brando was a ditch digger
― i got bag sauce in my bag (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 00:08 (five years ago) link
but he became The Duke in His Domain
― i got bag sauce in my bag (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 00:09 (five years ago) link
and mac is chewing spaghetti in japan on this album
― i got bag sauce in my bag (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 00:10 (five years ago) link
choo choo!
― i got bag sauce in my bag (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 16 May 2019 04:37 (five years ago) link
Came back to Here comes the cowboy the other day (was looking for slow songs with rock beats to teach primary school kids, forgive me world) and damn, I actually like this the most of all his stuff? Real soothing, sounds great, overall a fan of most of the songs. Bummed he started the album with that horrible track because its all pretty great from there. The dudes at his best when he is “normal”, not bouncing of the walls crazy imo
― hrep (H.P), Monday, 6 June 2022 04:56 (one year ago) link
my fav is probably This Old Dog but yeah, Cowboy has a lot of similar appeal
I think he was always good at writing little ideas, feel like he's an underrated songwriter (as in people often sell him as vibey which yes he's also)
"Nobody" is a highlight for me
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 12:52 (one year ago) link
haha Five Easy Hot Dogs
he's a funny guy
enjoyable if slight instrumental album, miss the vocals
wonder if it will work well on some playlists, like instrumental hip hop study music
#423 in the world on Spotify, wonder if any other self-released indie artist is doing better (but then some of his biggest hits are released through indie label Captured Tracks)
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 20 January 2023 10:12 (one year ago) link
Gualala 2 paid for Chrono Trigger ost rights I assume.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 20 January 2023 15:36 (one year ago) link
It’s pretty much a cover of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ao-KkI--sc
His version would probably make a great sample btw
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 20 January 2023 15:38 (one year ago) link
was not familiar with that great tune, cool!
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 20 January 2023 18:20 (one year ago) link
would not assume this given his history of uncredited interpolations like this - see "chamber of reflection"
― ufo, Saturday, 21 January 2023 00:25 (one year ago) link
What? Chamber of reflection doesn’t give credit to Shigeo Shekito?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 21 January 2023 00:53 (one year ago) link
i mean maybe there's a behind the scenes deal there but it was never credited anywhere, in liner notes or publishing, though he has acknowledged it
― ufo, Saturday, 21 January 2023 01:03 (one year ago) link
mac was SO big amongst my generation! bigger than any chart record shows.this thread is a great record of what happened. he seemed to get less interesting with each release and he didn't learn how to vary things and people really did stop caring. I think i'd still like 2 if I listened to it now but there is now something very naff about mac.
― houdinisaid, Saturday, 21 January 2023 13:01 (one year ago) link
damn, 199 track "album" up today
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 21 April 2023 06:53 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZQZVg4nTfk20200817 Proud True Toyota
interesting move
there's some good stuff in there
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 21 April 2023 06:54 (one year ago) link
Wow. The last two albums finally made me a fan, though admittedly in more of a "lo-fi chill beats to study to" manner. Seems like he's going the Sam Gendel route, ie 'fuck getting on a playlist, I'll be your whole playlist.'
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 April 2023 13:53 (one year ago) link
"lo-fi chill beats to study to" is up there for my most hated trend in modern music. That said, love the last two albums as well. He's so much better without the spectacle and "wow whacky" personality breathing into it all, much better when he's just producing something relaxing and melancholy to listen to. Bossa Nova feel to a lot of his recent stuff. Listened to 30 seconds of this new one so far, but know from that 30 seconds i am going to enjoy biting into this
― hrep (H.P), Friday, 28 April 2023 12:53 (one year ago) link
wow. i didn't think there was anything that could get me re-interested, but this will do it!
― budo jeru, Saturday, 29 April 2023 00:25 (one year ago) link
He's so much better without the spectacle and "wow whacky" personality breathing into it all
otm
good interview here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dn1fgVQIbM
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 13 May 2023 15:33 (one year ago) link
Good interview. I like older 30’s Mac. Same charisma, subdued vanity/whacko. Not just talking about the character, but it’s reflected in the music too. Review scores have gone down as he has got older, but fof me I think he’s got better with age
― hrep (H.P), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 10:18 (eleven months ago) link
"This Old Dog" is the only thing I really like. The stuff after put me to sleep. But maybe I should give it another go.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 11:19 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD8IVVV7ERo
mac's vocals are really nice on this throwaway gem but perhaps the best part is ryan paris' recollection of the session:
Mac came in my summer house in the evening. We have decided before it comes that we wanted to write a song together. And I was dreaming to write this song in the way like John Lennon & Paul McCartney did together in the ’60s.So the next day we woke up, I went to make some swimming, Mac did some exercises than we had Italian coffee and we went in the studio.I had very early in the morning the idea for the title of the song: “Paradise.”But I was thinking that it was too simple for Mac so I just said to Mac : “What do you think about “Juicy Paradise?”Mac started right away to compose music with a Fender Telecaster thinking about “Juicy Paradise.”Than we went in the garden and I started to think that I wanted that he had to feel free and not blocked in a title that I made.But Mac was really happy about this way of working.Then we came back in the studio and something changed.Mac started to play the guitar as Mac DeMarco style, and I started to improvise something with the voice.What I was singing and also what he also was singing remembered me the English group Simply Red.So, I said: “What do you think about the title “Simply Paradise?”Yeahhhh, the title we loved right away.So I start to sing in my Italian spaghetti English singing nice melodies but words without sense.And I was very happy that Mac was writing the funny with no sense phrases and he putted in nice English and he was also singing and we used some of my singing and some of his singing. And than came the idea to make like Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in the song “The Girl Is Mine.” There we really started to have big fun and we finished the song in few hours. It was really fun, ahahahah.
So the next day we woke up, I went to make some swimming, Mac did some exercises than we had Italian coffee and we went in the studio.
I had very early in the morning the idea for the title of the song: “Paradise.”
But I was thinking that it was too simple for Mac so I just said to Mac : “What do you think about “Juicy Paradise?”
Mac started right away to compose music with a Fender Telecaster thinking about “Juicy Paradise.”
Than we went in the garden and I started to think that I wanted that he had to feel free and not blocked in a title that I made.
But Mac was really happy about this way of working.
Then we came back in the studio and something changed.
Mac started to play the guitar as Mac DeMarco style, and I started to improvise something with the voice.
What I was singing and also what he also was singing remembered me the English group Simply Red.
So, I said: “What do you think about the title “Simply Paradise?”
Yeahhhh, the title we loved right away.
So I start to sing in my Italian spaghetti English singing nice melodies but words without sense.
And I was very happy that Mac was writing the funny with no sense phrases and he putted in nice English and he was also singing and we used some of my singing and some of his singing. And than came the idea to make like Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in the song “The Girl Is Mine.” There we really started to have big fun and we finished the song in few hours. It was really fun, ahahahah.
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 06:45 (seven months ago) link
Love to see a couple dorks having fun
― H.P, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 07:36 (seven months ago) link