Mac Demarco - 2 - LP

Mac DeMarco's debut full length, 2, released in 2012, cleaned up the songwriter's warped take on soft rock and brought it to a broader audience. Given DeMarco's affinity for keeping things lo-fi - 2 was the first time he'd bothered to record demos - it's revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form. The performances here are a little looser and the sound a little hazier than on the actual LP, lending an atmosphere of dreamy vulnerability, especially to ballads like "Annie" and the Lennon-esque "Sherrill."  Tracks1 Cooking Up Something Good2 Dreaming3 Freaking Out the Neighborhood4 Annie5 Ode to Viceroy6 Robson Girl7 The Stars Keep on Calling My Name8 My Kind of Woman9 Boe Zaah10 Sherrill11 Still Together