Mac DeMarco — Another One (CS)

Music Cassette Tape Like in the days of Steely Dan, Harry Nilsson or Prince releasing a classic album every year (or less), 10 years ago DeMarco released the mini-LP Another One only about a year after the meteorically successful album Salad Days. An 8-track release that expands the arsenal of DeMarco’s already impressive catalog, Another One was conceived and recorded entirely by DeMarco at his house in Far Rockaway, Queens. It displays the maturity of DeMarco’s progression as a songwriter: a little bit more refined, a little bit more sophisticated than his previous albums, but nonetheless chock-full of the guts and soul of any classic DeMarco release. The overall feeling of the mini-LP is lost love, or perhaps love never found, a topic that the world never tires of, and one that DeMarco can move through without it being a dour and somber experience. The record leaves you with the same satisfaction as an old Bogart movie: he’s still the hero, but he doesn’t quite get the girl. Great singer/songwriters don’t need to reinvent themselves; they just need to keep going and let the songs out in the world and, with that, DeMarco gave us Another One. Released: 8/7/15