★★★★½
Mac DeMarco’s latest offering is exactly what you would expect from the wistful Canadian.
Another One has picked up where Salad Days left off, with the same jangly guitar, tight riffs, whack synths and lazy lyrics lamenting about issues of the heart – in fact, the whole ‘mini-LP’ is themed with love and hearts. But that’s OK.
The entire release smacks of Beach House, and the title track and first single ‘Another One’ is no exception. Loosely arranged and very easy listening, it’s no wonder so many people are turning up to DeMarco’s Brooklyn house for coffee. That’s right – he’s put his address on the end of the collection. The single is the kind of track that supports DeMarco’s oeuvre and makes his brand of genius publicly accessible.
‘Without Me’ is something a touch different, and sounds like something you might waltz to at a sci-fi reimagining of an ’80s wedding, with plodding synths and an unruly ethereality.
DeMarco said in a recent interview he can’t understand why other artists take so long between releases. In the new vein of beat poetry/slacker rock stylised by the likes of Kurt Vile and DeMarco, these mini-releases that fill the gaps between albums are the perfect aside.
