Indie rock jester Mac DeMarco is about to let loose his new album Salad Days on April Fools' Day, but his new single "Brother" is decidedly straightfaced.
The gentle slow jam pairs a bouncy rhythm section with some plucky guitar work. On top, DeMarco offers life advice, telling his brother to avoid a nine-to-five job if he can and to take it slow. Ultimately, the song demonstrates a maturity in DeMarco that has been in hidden in the background throughout his discography.
Check out "Brother" below. Salad Days arrives April 1 through Captured Tracks.
Read our cover story with Mac DeMarco here.
UPDATE: DeMarco has once again expanded his ever-growing tour schedule, this time adding a pile of Canadian summer dates. You can see the updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
03/14 Santiago, Chile - Ex OZ
03/15 Buenos Aires Argentina - Vorterix
03/19 São Paulo, Brazil - Sesc Belenzinho
03/20 São Paulo, Brazil - Sesc Belenzinho
03/21 Porto Alegre, Brazil - Beco 203 -
03/23 Santa Ana, CA - Burgerama Festival at The Observatory
03/31 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/01 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club (the 'Sco) at Oberlin #
04/02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle + (early show)
04/02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle # (late show)
04/03 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04/04 Wakefield, QC - Blacksheep- *
04/05 Sherbrooke, QC - Boquébierè *
04/06 Montreal, QC - Societe des Arts Technologiques *
04/07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
04/09 New York, NY - Webster Hall !
04/10 Durham, NC - Duke University Coffeehouse +
04/11 Atlanta, GA - Goat Farm Arts Center +
04/12 Bloomington, Indiana - Culture Shock Festival
04/13 Austin, TX - Mohawk Outside +
04/14 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's Saloon +
04/15 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's +^
04/16 Nashville, TN - Exit / In +
04/17 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern +
04/18 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts +
04/25 New Orleans, LA - Tulane University
04/26 Bronxville, NY - Sarah Lawrence College (Solo Set)
05/15 Amsterdam, AN - Melkweg
05/16 Paris, FR - Trabendo
05/17 Nantes, FR - Stereolux
05/18 Brussels, BE - Nuits Botanique at Botanical Cultural Center
05/19 Brighton, UK - The Old Market
05/20 Glasgow, SCT - Mono
05/21 Manchester, UK - Sound Control
05/22 London, UK - Koko
05/23 Cologne, DK - Electronic Beats @ E Werks
05/24 Berlin, DK - Bi Nuu
06/18 Sainte-Therese-De-Blainville, QC - Bar Le Cha Cha %
06/20 Toronto, ON - NXNE
06/21 Toronto, ON - NXNE
06/23 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue and 7th Street Entry %
06/24 Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre %
06/27 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room %
06/28 Calgary, AB - Republik %
07/01 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre %
07/02 Victoria, BC - Upstairs Cabaret %
07/04 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival %
07/09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
07/11 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda %
07/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %
07/19 Washington DC - 9:30 Club%
08/10 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08/15 Wales, UK - Green Man Festival
08/17 Hamburg, Germany - Dockville
08/21 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes De Coura
* Amen Dunes & Juan Wauters
! Amen Dunes, Juan Wauters, tonstartssbandht
# Amen Dunes
+ Juan Waters
^ Dent May
% Calvin Love
The gentle slow jam pairs a bouncy rhythm section with some plucky guitar work. On top, DeMarco offers life advice, telling his brother to avoid a nine-to-five job if he can and to take it slow. Ultimately, the song demonstrates a maturity in DeMarco that has been in hidden in the background throughout his discography.
Check out "Brother" below. Salad Days arrives April 1 through Captured Tracks.
Read our cover story with Mac DeMarco here.
UPDATE: DeMarco has once again expanded his ever-growing tour schedule, this time adding a pile of Canadian summer dates. You can see the updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
03/14 Santiago, Chile - Ex OZ
03/15 Buenos Aires Argentina - Vorterix
03/19 São Paulo, Brazil - Sesc Belenzinho
03/20 São Paulo, Brazil - Sesc Belenzinho
03/21 Porto Alegre, Brazil - Beco 203 -
03/23 Santa Ana, CA - Burgerama Festival at The Observatory
03/31 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/01 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club (the 'Sco) at Oberlin #
04/02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle + (early show)
04/02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle # (late show)
04/03 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04/04 Wakefield, QC - Blacksheep- *
04/05 Sherbrooke, QC - Boquébierè *
04/06 Montreal, QC - Societe des Arts Technologiques *
04/07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
04/09 New York, NY - Webster Hall !
04/10 Durham, NC - Duke University Coffeehouse +
04/11 Atlanta, GA - Goat Farm Arts Center +
04/12 Bloomington, Indiana - Culture Shock Festival
04/13 Austin, TX - Mohawk Outside +
04/14 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's Saloon +
04/15 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's +^
04/16 Nashville, TN - Exit / In +
04/17 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern +
04/18 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts +
04/25 New Orleans, LA - Tulane University
04/26 Bronxville, NY - Sarah Lawrence College (Solo Set)
05/15 Amsterdam, AN - Melkweg
05/16 Paris, FR - Trabendo
05/17 Nantes, FR - Stereolux
05/18 Brussels, BE - Nuits Botanique at Botanical Cultural Center
05/19 Brighton, UK - The Old Market
05/20 Glasgow, SCT - Mono
05/21 Manchester, UK - Sound Control
05/22 London, UK - Koko
05/23 Cologne, DK - Electronic Beats @ E Werks
05/24 Berlin, DK - Bi Nuu
06/18 Sainte-Therese-De-Blainville, QC - Bar Le Cha Cha %
06/20 Toronto, ON - NXNE
06/21 Toronto, ON - NXNE
06/23 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue and 7th Street Entry %
06/24 Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre %
06/27 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room %
06/28 Calgary, AB - Republik %
07/01 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre %
07/02 Victoria, BC - Upstairs Cabaret %
07/04 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival %
07/09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
07/11 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda %
07/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %
07/19 Washington DC - 9:30 Club%
08/10 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08/15 Wales, UK - Green Man Festival
08/17 Hamburg, Germany - Dockville
08/21 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes De Coura
* Amen Dunes & Juan Wauters
! Amen Dunes, Juan Wauters, tonstartssbandht
# Amen Dunes
+ Juan Waters
^ Dent May
% Calvin Love
