One Wayne G was made available through download and streaming on Spotify. A total of 18 songs have proper titles and lyrics, with some of them being previously heard on DeMarco’s live streams.

The rest of the album consists of instrumentals or scratch vocals. These recordings are titled with a date when they were presumably recorded. According to an Instagram story posted on Mac’s Record Label, the album’s title is a nod to NHL legend Wayne Gretzky.

Mac’s Record Label also shared One Wayne G-inspired merch and photos of the album’s vinyl and cassette, hinting at a physical release later.

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A post shared by Mac’s Record Label (@macsrecordlabel)

One Wayne G comes just several months after DeMarco released his fifth studio album Five Easy Hot Dogs. The record was entirely instrumental and was recorded during the musician’s road trip from Los Angeles to New York. It met with favorable reviews from the critics, who described it as experimental in nature but a worthy addition to DeMarco’s catalog.

The post Mac DeMarco’s New Record “One Wayne G” Comes With 199 Songs appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Posting the cover on YouTube, DeMarco shared that he recorded the song in his studio Jizz Jazz, which is located in Brooklyn. The track came with an accompanying video that had the Christmas tree ornament of Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine in the main role. As the song progressed, the camera zoomed in closer on the ornament.

Hear DeMarco’s version of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and watch the video below.

Mac DeMarco has been releasing Christmas songs covers around the holidays for some time now. So far, he did “White Christmas,” Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time,” and “The Christmas Time” among others.

DeMarco also presented his new studio album Here Comes the Cowboy in 2019. The record received polarizing reviews, earning both praise and criticism from fans and critics. It peaked at No.10 on the US Billboard 200.

The post Hear Mac DeMarco Cover Christmas Classic “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The opening track doesn’t say much but also tells us everything we need to know about the rest of the album. Mac DeMarco idly repeats “here comes the cowboy” to stripped back tunes and it’s OK because it’s sort of nice to have a break from the experimental and ambitious albums that indie artists have been throwing our way recently. There is none of Muse’s dancing dystopian robots, none of Radiohead’s futuristic anxiety or Arctic Monkeys’ Blade Runner inspired musical orgy. It’s all just stripped back, simple and does exactly what it says on the tin. And it’s oddly refreshing.

There are no real standout tracks on the record. There are no “Salad Days” or “This Old Dog”. If we had to pick a winner, it would be “Finally Alone” which is strangely catchy on the third or fourth listen. Instead, the tracks tie together seamlessly and tell a story. The story is something personal but for the listener, what we hear is the search for comfort. Is life better spent traveling the open road or settling down? Is it OK to just spend the day lying on your lawn watching the clouds? These are the kind of questions Mac DeMarco has us asking ourselves in this tame, stripped back album.

“Choo Choo” is a cute little ditty with an underlying innocence (or is it sarcyness?) It’s almost like DeMarco saying “OK go away now, I don’t want to be famous.” Now that he is being hailed as an indie icon, there’s an unspoken pressure for his lyrics to be profound and his melodies to become increasingly daring and original. DeMarco has responded with a song about a train on which most of the lyrics are “choo choo” and little else. It may sound lazy but really it embraces the genius simplicity of bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

So yes, some critics are going to have a lot to say about Mac DeMarco’s latest album and we personally know a handful of hipsters who are going to be disappointed. At Hot Pop Today though, we have no complaints because Here Comes The Cowboy sums up exactly how we are feeling this May. Simplicity is what we’ve been craving in this bold and busy year. And it sounds like Mac DeMarco feels the same way.

4/5

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 According to DeMarco’s statement, this was the first song he started writing for the new record and was partially inspired by an Oasis documentary.

“The phrase “all of our yesterdays” comes from the play Macbeth.” he explains. “Also I think there’s a “Star Trek” episode from 1969 with the same title; very cool. I had just seen a documentary about Oasis before writing this song, and I was trying to write a gigantic rock and roll hit with my renewed love for the band. I didn’t really get close to that at all, but I’m happy with the song that came out.”

You can hear “All of Our Yesterdays” below.

Here Comes the Cowboy is set for release on May 10, 2019. It will be Mac DeMarco’s fourth studio album and serves as a follow up to his critically acclaimed record from 2017, This Old Dog.

Following the release of the new album, De Marco will embark on a tour across North America which will take place in May, September and October.

The post Mac DeMarco Drops New Single “All of Our Yesterdays” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The record will be the first under his new label, “Mac’s Record Label”. The upcoming album will also be the first record ever to be released by the new label. So it’s all pretty exciting stuff.

The album will follow 2017’s ‘This Old Dog’ which proved that Mac DeMarco definitely does have life in him yet. In addition to a new album, DeMarco is going on tour this year and has added a bunch of dates to the North American stint of his tour.

You can see the full list of added dates below:

May
7 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery
10 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
15 – Blue Lake, CA @ Blue Lake Casino
16 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
18 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
20 – Big Sur, CA @ The Henry Miller Library
21 – Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Resort
22 – San Luis Obisp, CA @ Expo Center

September
20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
22 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
24 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach
26 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
27 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
28 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

October
1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
2 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
6 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Read more at https://www.nme.com/news/music/mac-demarco-new-album-coming-in-2019-2431298#A5RBXLc34d1Txb0o.99

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The cover serves as a part of 10-track compilation Valentine Recording Presents: A Christmas Miracle which also features acts like Weyes Blood, Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and Jack Ladder among others. All the funds collected from the sales of this collection will go towards helping the victims of wildfires that hit California recently.

You can hear DeMarco’s take on “The Christmas Time” here.

Mac DeMarco presented his latest studio release, album This Old Dog, back in May 2017. The record ended up receiving positive reviews from the critics while having a solid run at the charts. It peaked at No.29 at the US Billboard 200 charts, while topping the US Independent Albums and New Zealand Heatseekers Albums.

While he didn’t put out new material in 2018, DeMarco did release a collection of demo recording from This Old Dog titled Old Dog Demos, which also contained some of the songs that didn’t make the final cut. The album was first released exclusively as vinyl in spring and was later made available on the streaming platforms.

The post Hear Mac DeMarco’s Cover of “The Christmas Song” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

One Wayne G was made available through download and streaming on Spotify. A total of 18 songs have proper titles and lyrics, with some of them being previously heard on DeMarco’s live streams.

The rest of the album consists of instrumentals or scratch vocals. These recordings are titled with a date when they were presumably recorded. According to an Instagram story posted on Mac’s Record Label, the album’s title is a nod to NHL legend Wayne Gretzky.

Mac’s Record Label also shared One Wayne G-inspired merch and photos of the album’s vinyl and cassette, hinting at a physical release later.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mac’s Record Label (@macsrecordlabel)

One Wayne G comes just several months after DeMarco released his fifth studio album Five Easy Hot Dogs. The record was entirely instrumental and was recorded during the musician’s road trip from Los Angeles to New York. It met with favorable reviews from the critics, who described it as experimental in nature but a worthy addition to DeMarco’s catalog.

The post Mac DeMarco’s New Record “One Wayne G” Comes With 199 Songs appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Posting the cover on YouTube, DeMarco shared that he recorded the song in his studio Jizz Jazz, which is located in Brooklyn. The track came with an accompanying video that had the Christmas tree ornament of Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine in the main role. As the song progressed, the camera zoomed in closer on the ornament.

Hear DeMarco’s version of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and watch the video below.

Mac DeMarco has been releasing Christmas songs covers around the holidays for some time now. So far, he did “White Christmas,” Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time,” and “The Christmas Time” among others.

DeMarco also presented his new studio album Here Comes the Cowboy in 2019. The record received polarizing reviews, earning both praise and criticism from fans and critics. It peaked at No.10 on the US Billboard 200.

The post Hear Mac DeMarco Cover Christmas Classic “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The opening track doesn’t say much but also tells us everything we need to know about the rest of the album. Mac DeMarco idly repeats “here comes the cowboy” to stripped back tunes and it’s OK because it’s sort of nice to have a break from the experimental and ambitious albums that indie artists have been throwing our way recently. There is none of Muse’s dancing dystopian robots, none of Radiohead’s futuristic anxiety or Arctic Monkeys’ Blade Runner inspired musical orgy. It’s all just stripped back, simple and does exactly what it says on the tin. And it’s oddly refreshing.

There are no real standout tracks on the record. There are no “Salad Days” or “This Old Dog”. If we had to pick a winner, it would be “Finally Alone” which is strangely catchy on the third or fourth listen. Instead, the tracks tie together seamlessly and tell a story. The story is something personal but for the listener, what we hear is the search for comfort. Is life better spent traveling the open road or settling down? Is it OK to just spend the day lying on your lawn watching the clouds? These are the kind of questions Mac DeMarco has us asking ourselves in this tame, stripped back album.

“Choo Choo” is a cute little ditty with an underlying innocence (or is it sarcyness?) It’s almost like DeMarco saying “OK go away now, I don’t want to be famous.” Now that he is being hailed as an indie icon, there’s an unspoken pressure for his lyrics to be profound and his melodies to become increasingly daring and original. DeMarco has responded with a song about a train on which most of the lyrics are “choo choo” and little else. It may sound lazy but really it embraces the genius simplicity of bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

So yes, some critics are going to have a lot to say about Mac DeMarco’s latest album and we personally know a handful of hipsters who are going to be disappointed. At Hot Pop Today though, we have no complaints because Here Comes The Cowboy sums up exactly how we are feeling this May. Simplicity is what we’ve been craving in this bold and busy year. And it sounds like Mac DeMarco feels the same way.

4/5

The post Mac DeMarco “Here Comes The Cowboy”: Refreshingly Simple appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

 According to DeMarco’s statement, this was the first song he started writing for the new record and was partially inspired by an Oasis documentary.

“The phrase “all of our yesterdays” comes from the play Macbeth.” he explains. “Also I think there’s a “Star Trek” episode from 1969 with the same title; very cool. I had just seen a documentary about Oasis before writing this song, and I was trying to write a gigantic rock and roll hit with my renewed love for the band. I didn’t really get close to that at all, but I’m happy with the song that came out.”

You can hear “All of Our Yesterdays” below.

Here Comes the Cowboy is set for release on May 10, 2019. It will be Mac DeMarco’s fourth studio album and serves as a follow up to his critically acclaimed record from 2017, This Old Dog.

Following the release of the new album, De Marco will embark on a tour across North America which will take place in May, September and October.

The post Mac DeMarco Drops New Single “All of Our Yesterdays” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The record will be the first under his new label, “Mac’s Record Label”. The upcoming album will also be the first record ever to be released by the new label. So it’s all pretty exciting stuff.

The album will follow 2017’s ‘This Old Dog’ which proved that Mac DeMarco definitely does have life in him yet. In addition to a new album, DeMarco is going on tour this year and has added a bunch of dates to the North American stint of his tour.

You can see the full list of added dates below:

May
7 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery
10 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
15 – Blue Lake, CA @ Blue Lake Casino
16 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
18 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
20 – Big Sur, CA @ The Henry Miller Library
21 – Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Resort
22 – San Luis Obisp, CA @ Expo Center

September
20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
22 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
24 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach
26 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
27 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
28 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

October
1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
2 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
6 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Read more at https://www.nme.com/news/music/mac-demarco-new-album-coming-in-2019-2431298#A5RBXLc34d1Txb0o.99

The post Mac DeMarco Announces New Album And North America Tour Dates appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The cover serves as a part of 10-track compilation Valentine Recording Presents: A Christmas Miracle which also features acts like Weyes Blood, Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and Jack Ladder among others. All the funds collected from the sales of this collection will go towards helping the victims of wildfires that hit California recently.

You can hear DeMarco’s take on “The Christmas Time” here.

Mac DeMarco presented his latest studio release, album This Old Dog, back in May 2017. The record ended up receiving positive reviews from the critics while having a solid run at the charts. It peaked at No.29 at the US Billboard 200 charts, while topping the US Independent Albums and New Zealand Heatseekers Albums.

While he didn’t put out new material in 2018, DeMarco did release a collection of demo recording from This Old Dog titled Old Dog Demos, which also contained some of the songs that didn’t make the final cut. The album was first released exclusively as vinyl in spring and was later made available on the streaming platforms.

The post Hear Mac DeMarco’s Cover of “The Christmas Song” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.