{"title":"Mac DeMarco","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Mac DeMarco\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV, performing as Mac DeMarco, was born in Duncan, British Columbia on April 30, 1990 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He launched his recording career as Makeout Videotape in the late 2000s before adopting the Mac DeMarco name in 2012. He signed with Captured Tracks for his early catalog and has continued releasing material across multiple decades. He launched Mac's Record Label in 2017 for his subsequent material. His distinctive jangly vintage-influenced indie rock aesthetic and gap-toothed laid-back stage presence have made him a cult figure across contemporary indie rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMac DeMarco's sound combines indie rock, jangle pop, slacker rock, jangle rock, lo-fi indie, and dream pop with his distinctive vocal delivery, jangly chorus-effect guitar work, and arrangements drawing on classic 1970s pop, soft rock, and contemporary indie rock traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock and Roll Night Club EP (2012, Captured Tracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 (2012, Captured Tracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalad Days (2014, Captured Tracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother One (2015, Captured Tracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Old Dog (2017, Captured Tracks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Comes the Cowboy (2019, Mac's Record Label)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Easy Hot Dogs (2023, Mac's Record Label)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Wayne G (2023, Mac's Record Label) - 199 instrumental demos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptured Tracks and Mac's Record Label pressings of the Mac DeMarco catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Mac DeMarco typically start with Salad Days (2014) or 2 (2012). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mac-demarco-this-old-dog-cassette","title":"This Old Dog CASSETTE","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeMarco wrote some demos for This Old Dog on an acoustic guitar, an unusual method for him. 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