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8.5
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Beats Per Minute
2 finds Mac DeMarco growing as an artist, settling into a workman-like rhythm and puttering through some of the catchiest tracks of the year
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8.2
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Pitchfork
DeMarco writes about life - both the heavy moments and the mundane ones - with economy and newfound grace
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8.1
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Bowlegs
We’re still loving the wonky, sliding guitars. His lyrics are also really well set in a nest of lo fi production
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8.0
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The Fly
There’s a self-assured streak that keeps the 22-year-old Canadian’s second album on an even keel throughout
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8.0
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No Ripcord
Compared to Rock and Roll Night Club, 2 is a more polished and refined take on his brand of minimalist rock, structured around his keen songwriting
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8.0
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Uncut
2 deals in lugubrious lat-night lyricism. Print edition only
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8.0
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NME
So long as he keeps singing these sweet words, you'll want to hold him close
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
In an era of indie rock that’s very much about mixing and matching precisely chosen influences, there’s some thrilling about the way Mac DeMarco’s best work sounds like no one but Mac DeMarco
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7.0
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Consequence Of Sound
He owns these songs of slackerhood completely, delivering a lean collection of 11 that concisely communicate the nature of the 20-something daydreamer – no more, no less.
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7.0
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All Music
DeMarco is still a befuddling character, but the compressed landscape of 2 takes steps away from his cartoonish beginnings toward something equally strange, but possibly more grown up
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6.5
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6.5 |
Prefix
Gone is the sense of creeping dread that oozed from Rock And Roll’s home-recorded tunes. 2 keeps that lo-fi feel, but it’s more of a stoned jam session than a late-night street walk
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6.0
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DIY
It angers and delights in equal measures
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6.0
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The Guardian
It manages to sound refreshing, perhaps because the ground covered here is so far off rock's current beaten track
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