This record I used to listen to several times a day for months and months. The record that influenced my breakthrough album “I remember listening to this song in my room in the basement at home and thinking, holy crow, this is the raw shit! At that point – aged 15 or 16 – I was starting to play in bands a bit and meeting other kids who played instruments” “I went through a phase of liking all the classic rock stuff – the Beatles, the Kinks, and Harry Nilsson.” Mother by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) The record that gave me a taste for weird music
Growing up with a mother who was into country-pop music, mac wasn’t extremely into music, until his mom bought a henry VIII record, which helped start his love for music. I’m Henry VIII, I Am by Herman’s Hermits (1965) As stated in my previous case study, here are some of his influences. Although he is categorised as an indie artist, his songs are very much similar to pop music from the 60’s and 70’s, meaning familiar sounds and structure. His vocals are very quiet and similar to that of John Lennon from the Beatles and Kevin Parker from tame impala. Straight away you hear artists like the Beatles, John Lennon, The Smiths, etc. Influences: Mac Demarco’s influences on the surface are pretty clear. “Believe In a heart like hers again, never believe in a heart like hers again, never believe in a heart like hers again, never believe”. The chorus is basically a reflection on what has happened in his relationship and how he wont fall for a heart like hers ever again. “All, all that I could give, all that I had to offer her, is gone, and simply locked away, no longer there to bother her”. Mac sings about what all he does is wasted when it comes to this woman. The song “A Heart like Hers” revolves around the concept of putting so much into a relationship, but getting nothing back from your partner. But unlike a normal Mac Demarco track, the synth is actually quite prominent also. This track is a very typical Mac Demarco style song- featuring predominant guitar and vocals. He states the album was influenced by the problems of touring and his subsequent attempts to “stop being a little butthole” (2014, NME.com, location unknown). This mini album was written off the back of his best received album Salad days. His songs are quite basically set out, with drums, guitar, bass, and synth- like classic 80s love songs. The only other artist well-known for analogue recording in mainstream media/music is Jack White. He also states that the writing process is very much during the same time as the recording process. Demarco’s writing style is seen as unique, as after touring, he will sit down in his lounge room studio and write the entire album in one sitting, recording it analogue rather than the very common digital recording. This is the second recreation of Jizz Jazz studios, as his previous albums where recorded in various apartments across Canada and USA. Like all of his music, the “Another one” LP was self-written and recorded in his home studio “Jizz Jazz studios, by the water in New York City. The track I’ll be analyzing is off of his record “Another one” which is a mini LP of love songs. So this is a new endeavor for me.Mac Demarco, born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV, Is a Canadian Indie rock psychedelic pop artist, known for his overalls, baggy pants, and sweet soulful tunes. The majority of this album is acoustic guitar, synthesizer, some drum machine, and one song is electric guitar. I usually demo on a drum machine and then record real drums, but I liked that machine so much I kept it on the album.
«It’s on the album a lot, maybe four or five songs. «That thing helped a ton, especially for demoing,» he says. He also attributes some of the delay to his exploration of new gear he’d purchased, specifically a CR-78 drum machine, which he used while writing and can be heard on his album tracks for the first time ever. DeMarco wrote some demos for This Old Dog on an acoustic guitar, an unusual yet eye-opening method for him. To stay gold, turns out all he needed was some new tricks. But in working-dog years, he could easily qualify for social security. The fresh meat you’re now feasting on, This Old Dog, makes for his fifth in just over half a decade – bringing the total to 3 LPs and 2 EPs. Before you ancients out there turn your heads and scoff at the premise of a 20-something rock-and-roll goofball calling himself an old-anything, consider this: said perpetrator, he who answers to the name Mac DeMarco, has spent the better part of his time thus far writing, recording, and releasing an album of his own music pretty much every calendar flip, and pretty much on his own. Vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download.
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