![]() I remember the day because it completely changed how I listened to music. I vividly remember when I heard Freaking Out the Neighborhood (2012) – probably around 2017 – and immediately added it to my playlist for indie songs. It was the years when everyone who wanted to be ‘different’ dressed in the same way Vans, Levi’s, Patagonia. Mac DeMarco’s music has been ingrained in people’s minds since the early 2010s thanks to his ‘jizz jazz’ style and personal pizzazz. © Camila Heredia Oranday/sk0ac, 2023 ATTENTION-SEEKING AND JIZZ JAZZ However, as a listener, I cannot help but be obsessed with it, knowing there is more to it than meets the eye. It realizes that the simple pleasures in life come from not expecting anything in return, from not caring if people are paying attention. Released from the shackles of society and what it expects as an audience, the album is not really seeking attention it does not mind if the streams are less than before. With a warm, cosy, and subtly psychedelic tone, this new album addresses peace, mindfulness, and where to find them. The exclusion of singles, announcements, and promoting. A COZY BATTLEįive Easy Hot Dogs is his way of battling what people expect nowadays, not only from him but from music in general, and to show that experimenting is a crucial part of being an artist. All the memories latched onto it – where he ate, stayed, watched sunsets and sunrises – everything he witnessed during that trip and completed by his other life experiences condensed into one 14-song album, which I listen to every day. It undoubtedly became the soundtrack for his trip. It could be considered a coming-of-age trip in which you can find yourself – your true self – and create stuff for the sake of creating, and not because you are specifically looking for something to come out of it, because, as he says: “I was in it while I was in it, and this is what came out of it, just the way it was,” to Emma Garland from an interview for Daze magazine 1. His mode of transportation is his Toyota Land Cruiser from the 90s. Four months by himself, driving through the United States, to Canada, and back again to Los Angeles. Once upon a time, a particular person called Mac DeMarco embarked on a journey through the road. Text and images by Camila Heredia Oranday. And for modern-day students, music plays a crucial role in their day-to-day activities, which is where the collision happens. ![]() Originating from his travels, he created what I could only call a ‘peaceful daily atmosphere’. ![]() The new instrumental album by the artist Mac DeMarco seeks to go back to basics and not call attention – the opposite of what an artist would want. ![]()
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