Mac DeMarco Shares Single and Dates
After recently announcing his new album Salad Days, Mac DeMarco is back today to share the album’s second single. Whereas Salad Days as a whole is a more serious, contemplative affair than his previous releases, “Brother” finds Mac more sincere than we’ve seen him to date. In addition to the new track, Mac has also announced a new 7″ subscription series, available exclusively through Captured Tracks, called “The Wonderful World of Mac DeMarco, Vol. 1”. The series will offer subscribers a 7″ of previously unreleased Mac DeMarco every 6-8 weeks, in addition to other Mac-related goodies.
Written and recorded around a relentless touring schedule, Salad Days gives the listener a very personal insight into what it’s all about to be Mac amidst the craziness of a rising career in a very public format. The lead single, “Passing Out Pieces,” set to huge overdriven organ chords, contains lines like “…never been reluctant to share, passing out pieces of me…” Clearly, this isn’t the same record that breezily gave us “Dreamin” and “Ode to Viceroy,” but the result of what comes from their success. “Chamber of Reflection,” a track featuring icy synth stabs and soulful crooning, wouldn’t be out of place on a fantasy Shuggie Otis and Prince collaboration.
We’re only in Part 2 1/2 (one EP and two LP’s in) of Mac’s career. As you read this and as you hear the album on April Fool’s Day of this year, he’ll probably be on tour, or preparing for one… or maybe already writing new music.
Mac DeMarco
Salad Days
(Captured Tracks)
April 1, 2014
1. Salad Days
2. Blue Boy
3. Brother
4. Let Her Go
5. Goodbye Weekend
6. Let My Baby Stay
7. Passing Out Pieces
8. Treat Her Better
9. Chamber Of Reflection
10. Go Easy
11. Jonny’s Odyssey
Tour Dates
03-14 Santiago, Chile – Ex OZ
03-15 Buenos Aires Argentina – Vorterix
03/19 São Paulo, Brazil – Sesc Belenzinho
03/20 São Paulo, Brazil – Sesc Belenzinho
03/21 Porto Alegre, Brazil – Beco 203 –
03-23 Santa Ana, CA- Burgerama Festival at The Observatory
03-31 Cleveland, OH- Beachland Ballroom *
04-01 Oberlin, OH- Dionysus Club (the ‘Sco) at Oberlin #
04-02 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle + (early show)
04-02 Chicago, IL- Empty Bottle # (late show)
04-03 Detroit, MI- Magic Stick *
04-04 Wakefield, QC-Blacksheep- *
04-05 Sherbrooke, QC- Boquébierè *
04-06 Montreal, QC- Societe des Arts Technologiques *
04-07 Cambridge, MA- Middle East Downstairs *
04-09 New York, NY- Webster Hall !
04-10 Durham, NC- Duke University Coffeehouse +
04-11 Atlanta, GA- Goat Farm Arts Center +
04-12 Bloomington, Indiana – Culture Shock Festival
04-13 Austin, TX- Mohawk Outside +
04-14 Fort Worth, TX – Lola’s Saloon +
04-15 Oxford, MS- Proud Larry’s +^
04-16 Nashville, TN- Exit / In +
04-17 Asheville, NC- Grey Eagle Tavern +
04-18 Philadelphia, PA- Underground Arts +
04-25 New Orleans, LA- Tulane University
04-26 Bronxville, NY- Sarah Lawrence College (Solo Set)
05-15 Amsterdam, AN- Melkweg
05-16 Paris, FR- Trabendo
05-17 Nantes, FR- Stereolux
05-18 Brussels, BE- Nuits Botanique at Botanical Cultural Center
05-19 Brighton, UK- The Old Market
05-20 Glasgow, SCT- Mono
05-21 Manchester, UK- Sound Control
05-22 London, UK- Koko
05-23 Cologne, DK- Electronic Beats @ E Werks
05-24 Berlin, DK- Bi Nuu
06-18 Sainte-Therese-De-Blainville, QC- Bar Le Cha Cha %
06-20 Toronto, ON- NXNE
06-21 Toronto, ON- NXNE
06-23 Minneapolis, MN- First Avenue and 7th Street Entry %
06-24 Winnipeg, MB- The Park Theatre %
06-27 Edmonton, AB- Starlite Room %
06-28 Calgary, AB- Republik %
07-01 Vancouver, BC- Rickshaw Theatre %
07-02 Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret %
07-04 Quincy, WA – Sasquatch Festival %
07-09 San Francisco, CA- Great American Music Hall %
07-11 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda %
07-13 Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge %
07-19 Washington DC – 9:30 Club%
08-10 Helsinki, Finland -Flow Festival
08-15 Wales, UK – Green Man Festival
08-17 Hamburg, Germany- Dockville
08-21 Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Paredes De Coura
* Amen Dunes & Juan Wauters
! Amen Dunes, Juan Wauters, tonstartssbandht
# Amen Dunes
+ Juan Waters
^ Dent May
% Calvin Love
http://www.capturedtracks.com/
Latest Reviews
Tracks
Advertisement
Looking for something new to listen to?
Sign up to our all-new newsletter for top-notch reviews, news, videos and playlists.