Jovial sleaze-pop solo artist Mac DeMarco may only be 23 years old, but over time he's slowly become one of the defining voices of his generation, thanks to his 2012 debut Rock and Roll Nightclub and its subsequent follow-up, 2. Now, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter is ready to take a look even further into rock'n'roll's nostalgia-riddled past. Salad Days arrives April 1 through Brooklyn tastemakers Captured Tracks, but you can stream the 11-track LP in its entirety right now on Exclaim.ca.
Recorded at Jizz Jazz studio (don't get too excited — that's just the codename for his windowless bedroom), Salad Days finds DeMarco returning to the AM warble and warped guitars that made his previous records such a success, while delving into deeper sonic and lyrical territories with vintage keyboards ("Passing Out Pieces," "Chamber of Reflection"), calypso love ballads ("Let My Baby Stay") and songs about youthful insecurities ("Blue Boy").
If you're in Canada, hear for yourself by listening to the album in the player at the bottom of the page, and don't forget to check out our April cover story on DeMarco, which you can find at all the usual outlets across Canada this month, as well as online here.
As previously reported, DeMarco has a simply massive world tour ahead of him. You can view his upcoming schedule, which includes several Canadian dates, below.
Tour dates:
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
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Recorded at Jizz Jazz studio (don't get too excited — that's just the codename for his windowless bedroom), Salad Days finds DeMarco returning to the AM warble and warped guitars that made his previous records such a success, while delving into deeper sonic and lyrical territories with vintage keyboards ("Passing Out Pieces," "Chamber of Reflection"), calypso love ballads ("Let My Baby Stay") and songs about youthful insecurities ("Blue Boy").
If you're in Canada, hear for yourself by listening to the album in the player at the bottom of the page, and don't forget to check out our April cover story on DeMarco, which you can find at all the usual outlets across Canada this month, as well as online here.
As previously reported, DeMarco has a simply massive world tour ahead of him. You can view his upcoming schedule, which includes several Canadian dates, below.
Tour dates:
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
