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Mac DeMarco  Guitar

It wouldn’t be fair to criticise the album as a whole, as maybe a third of the songs have had enough care and attention put into them to make them enjoyable, but at the same time, all of these could do with additional arrangements and production added to them Far Out

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

Guitar is not his most ambitious work but it deserves a moment of humanity and gratitude and at the end of the day, it’s another ripple in an already storied career Northern Transmissions

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

For all their vulnerability, these songs are too inert to make a lasting impression. The flashes of resonance are undeniable, but they’re not enough to break the overwhelming fog of despair that settles over the album Slant Magazine

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

The melodies may be a little more complex, but only rarely does Guitar sound as beguiling as 2023's Five Easy Hot Dogs. Print edition only Record Collector

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

On his latest album, Guitar, newfound peace finds Mac DeMarco at his most content and focused in years The Skinny

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

On his wistful, acoustic-heavy sixth album, the Canadian rocker strips his sound down to its barest elements, but the minimalist approach doesn’t quite play to his strengths Paste Magazine

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

It's not a fun listen by most metrics, but investing some time in its lonely chill eventually reveals a deeper side of DeMarco's musical vision, one of slow rumination that's just as valuable as the combustible spark of his earlier days All Music

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

Guitar is a more mature, wisened DeMarco Exclaim

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

A charmingly lo-fi release DIY

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

Another of those Mac DeMarco LPS wherein a deliberately spare palette pays dividends. Print edition only Mojo

Mac DeMarco  Guitar

His playing is smart but no flash, though he does show off his six-string chops with some acid blues bending on "rock And Roll". Print edition only Uncut

Water From Your Eyes  It’s A Beautiful Place

There was a time when I thought that Water From Your Eyes were great at irony; now, I hear perhaps the most earnest album of 2025—maybe the only sort of earnestness possible anymore Northern Transmissions

Water From Your Eyes  It’s A Beautiful Place

With all its motion, it might leave you a little dizzy, but it’s hard to fault a record that shows you just how awesome and mysterious our world is, even while you’re falling through space God Is In The TV

Water From Your Eyes  It’s A Beautiful Place

Vibrating with dazzling ingenuity and effortless character, It’s a Beautiful Place sees Water From Your Eyes score another captivating and joyous appraisal of the 21st-century songbook Far Out

Water From Your Eyes  It’s A Beautiful Place

It’s A Beautiful Place is an amalgamation of directions, culminating in a product that is lyrically existential, sonically experimental and eerily extraterrestrial The Quietus