2 (LP)


Mac DeMarco

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Amoeba Review

Billy Gil, Hollywood 12/17/2012

Lo-fi goofball Mac DeMarco made two great records in 2012, first with the beguiling Rock and Roll Night Club, then with this second, more mature follow-up. He sheds some of the jokeiness and cassette-hiss that made Night Club immediately appealing but drew a fair share of comparison to Ariel Pink on 2 and instead focuses on songcraft. The surprise is that Mac and his cohorts are a great guitar band, streaming cloudy melancholy over beautiful guitar lines on “Dreaming,” coming on like a Canadian Aztec Camera on “Freaking Out the Neighborhood” and pulling out the stops for a dramatic, dandified acoustic closer, “Still Together.” While plenty shambolic, 2 doesn’t need to stamp its feet to make you feel its impact.

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10/15/2012

Montreal bandleader Mac DeMarco released his debut record Rock and Roll Night Club earlier this year to enthusiasm from many a lo-fi pop fan (including myself), so it’s remarkable that in such a short time the young DeMarco has pulled together another release that builds on Rock and Roll Night Club by upping the songwriting — check out his croony “My Kind of Woman” for song of the best vintage rock ’n’ roll balladry around — while relying less on the lo-fi waves that sailed his previous release. While DeMarco’s trademark goofiness is still intact, there’s nothing jokey about 2, in which DeMarco rocks circles around his peers with proven songwriting chops.

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Track Listing



Side A Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Cooking Up Something Good 		Mac DeMarco 02:41
2.
Dreaming 		Mac DeMarco 02:27
3.
Freaking Out the Neighborhood 		Mac DeMarco 02:53
4.
Annie 		Mac DeMarco 03:10
5.
Ode To Viceroy 		Mac DeMarco 03:53


Side B Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Robson Girl 		Mac DeMarco 02:56
2.
The Stars Keep On Calling My Name 		Mac DeMarco 02:22
3.
My Kind of Woman 		Mac DeMarco 03:10
4.
Boe Zaah 		Mac DeMarco 01:41
5.
Sherrill 		Mac DeMarco 02:29
6.
Still Together 		Mac DeMarco 03:39

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