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Another (Demo) One
Rock · 2015

Another (Demo) One

Mac DeMarco

A raw, tape-hiss-heavy collection of sketches. Warped guitars and skeletal synths create an intimate, sun-drenched atmosphere of unfinished thoughts.

December 4, 2015 · Captured Tracks

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Another (Demo) One is a voyeuristic window into the creative process of indie rock's most relaxed architect. Where the studio versions of these tracks felt like sun-bleached postcards, these demos feel like the actual polaroids: slightly blurry, chemically stained, and deeply personal. The pervasive hiss of the Tascam tape machine acts as a textural glue, binding the warped guitar melodies to the skeletal, clicking drum machines that define Mac's 2015 sound. It is an album that breathes with the humidity of a Far Rockaway summer.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the tape hiss becomes audible before the first synth chord of the title track.
The stripped-back drum machine pattern that anchors the demo version of The Way You'd Love Her.
The fragile, unvarnished vocal delivery on A Heart Like Hers that feels more vulnerable than the studio cut.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Another (Demo) One sound next to the rest of Mac DeMarco's catalogue?

Dreamy+4.0σ

Dreamy saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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