When the then 21-year old MAC DEMARCO released his debut “Rock and Roll Night Club” just a short while ago in the Spring of 2012, it was accompanied by a barrage of bizarrely funny promo videos, wildly unhinged live performances and a not-so-subtle disparate range of promo photos. But it wasn’t all a jest, as that EP covered a whole range of music styles that were latent in the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman’s already impressive slough of cassette-only releases. The sincere and warm Mac who sang “Only You” was the same lipstick-wearing sleazoid that crooned “Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” and that suited him and his listeners just fine.
Now, MAC is back with his first proper full length, “MAC DEMARCO 2”. As opposed to RNRNC, “2″ is a concerted effort to produce a cohesive work that showcases MAC’s natural ability as a songwriter, singer and producer. With a new arsenal of recording gear, the fidelity has substantially improved without compromising the immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any monicker. The results are immediately rewarding, from the warm “Cooking Up Something Good” to the heartfelt “My Kind of Woman”. Hailing from Edmonton, Canada, SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE has released seven albums since 2009, ranging from the classic confessional folk of “Movin’ Up In Society” (2010) to the trippy AM romance of “Trippple Midnight Karma” (2011) to the caribbean future punk of “Won Ton Jaz” (2011). This rapid rate of output mirrors that of the great songsmiths (Lee Hazlewood, Joni Mitchell, Scott Walker, David Bowie) that he follows in the footprints of. Savage chiefly works in service of what each song requires, never constrained by the barriers of a specific genre. His most recent release “Flamingo” is a wistful, intimate journey to the center of the soul, a self-produced effort that displays the development of both Savage the man and Savage the artist.
Now, MAC is back with his first proper full length, “MAC DEMARCO 2”. As opposed to RNRNC, “2″ is a concerted effort to produce a cohesive work that showcases MAC’s natural ability as a songwriter, singer and producer. With a new arsenal of recording gear, the fidelity has substantially improved without compromising the immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any monicker. The results are immediately rewarding, from the warm “Cooking Up Something Good” to the heartfelt “My Kind of Woman”. Hailing from Edmonton, Canada, SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE has released seven albums since 2009, ranging from the classic confessional folk of “Movin’ Up In Society” (2010) to the trippy AM romance of “Trippple Midnight Karma” (2011) to the caribbean future punk of “Won Ton Jaz” (2011). This rapid rate of output mirrors that of the great songsmiths (Lee Hazlewood, Joni Mitchell, Scott Walker, David Bowie) that he follows in the footprints of. Savage chiefly works in service of what each song requires, never constrained by the barriers of a specific genre. His most recent release “Flamingo” is a wistful, intimate journey to the center of the soul, a self-produced effort that displays the development of both Savage the man and Savage the artist.