Mac Demarco: 2 Album Review

You may recall my review of the track "My Kind of Woman" from Mac Demarco's "2".

You may also recall that in that review I said that while there were a couple decent tracks on it; the album as a whole was underwhelming. Well, I'll admit; in the time since that review I've been going back to the album again and again... and I actually like it... a lot. 

I just couldn't resist the care-free and totally chilled-out atmosphere found on "2". With it's dreamy and sometimes danceable rhythms, and killer melodies; it's a very enjoyable listen from start to finish.

The album starts off fantastically with the track "Cooking Up Something Good", it's a quirky and slightly funky tune, and it starts things off brilliantly. The next song "Dreaming" is pretty self explanatory sound-wise, with Mac's twangy and reverbed out guitar leading the way. 

The track "Freaking Out The Neighborhood" is a slick and insanely catchy song with a killer guitar lead. In fact a lot of tracks have great guitar leads and solos ( "Ode To Viceroy" especially) that create a lot of 

standout moments. 

You can check out my review for the track "My Kind Of Woman" if you want a more in depth view. But it still stands as my favorite song on "2"; and that says a lot considering that I've become pretty enamored with the entire album. Especially the closing track "Still Together" which finds Mac strumming an acoustic guitar and reaching the upper registers of his range; creating a very "In The Jungle" kind of atmosphere.

While at first I didn't really see anything special in this album ( aside from the singles) I'm glad It finally clicked with me, and turned out to be one of this years most enjoyable listens for me. 

8.5/10