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Oct 15, 2012DeMarco 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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Oct 31, 2012DeMarco writes about life--both the heavy moments and the mundane ones--with economy and newfound grace.
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UncutOct 26, 20122 deals in lugubrious late-night lyricism and equals Kurt Vile and Cass McCombs for warmly melodic meanderings that beguile rather than baffle. [Dec 2012, p.69]
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Oct 15, 2012Lyrically witty, full of neat turns of phrase, his songs recall the quirks and kinks of Jonathan Richman, the tale-telling and wit of Alex Turner (specifically the Arctics man's gentle, romantic work on the Submarine soundtrack), and the playful verbosity of Pavement's Stephen Malkmus.
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Dec 10, 2012There is a hidden depth to much of 2 which belies the outwardly bright nature of many of the songs and the cheesily trad imagery.
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Oct 17, 2012Mac DeMarco may assume a trashy façade, but beneath that lies a genuinely talented songwriter who writes what he knows and keeps us entertained while he does it.
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Oct 30, 2012He 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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Nov 8, 2012Countless acts have shamelessly imitated the Velvet Underground, but DeMarco has come up with a new tweak to that formula, coming closer to a lighthearted Modern Lovers feel without sacrificing the edginess and darkness of the VU.
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Oct 23, 2012Compared 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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Mar 13, 20132 is nothing if not authentic.
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Oct 24, 2012DeMarco, sans Elvis pitch-shift, delivers some quality tunes on 2.
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Oct 15, 20122 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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Oct 17, 2012The songs here are too strongly crafted to be mistaken for the work of some teen slacker.
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Oct 19, 2012An album that's sprinkled with magic.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 71 out of 73
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Mixed: 0 out of 73
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Negative: 2 out of 73
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Sep 11, 2023
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Sep 23, 2020absolutely stunning. beautifully produced and written. mac is truly amazing .