It could also be a wink and a nudge to toy with the listener’s high expectations, presenting the follow-up to his well-loved Salad Days as just another album to buy, to take in and keep on the shelf. It could be in reference to her having another lover, or to downplay the power of her charms by seeing her as just another of his lovers.
The title is even multi-faceted, referring to “another one” could be a way to weaken the importance of his loss by seeing her as just another girl he’s lost, but could also highlight his disappointment of having lost again. Whether his heartbreak is the fault of geography or the turn of love’s fickle tides, Another One continues to flex DeMarco’s unique gifts for phrasing and double meanings. Another One is boldly vulnerable with little bitterness, an ultimate guide for how to incorporate dusting yourself off into your productivity instead of allowing it to derail you. What happens when a goofy good-natured dude takes a blow, let alone one whose career it is to publicly process and share his experiences? The result is an interesting snapshot that starkly contrasts the picture he’s let us to piece together thus far. Looking for parallels to the seven stages of grief might be a little too on-the-nose (the skeleton is certainly there) but what’s most curious about Another One is the specificity of DeMarco’s grieving process. The mini LP’s eight tracks adeptly catalog the painful process of healing one’s wounds. The last thing I wrote in my notes from the set was “He’d never break anyone’s heart on purpose.”Īnother One, full of the dreamy tremolo that DeMarco and his band have perfected since their breakthrough 2, provides a bleak update on our boy’s love life.
The heartache fueled a beautiful rendition of “Still Together”, making clear his intentions to get her back to the States, no matter the cost. As a Canadian and no stranger to the peculiarities and particulars of our nation’s immigration system, DeMarco shared that his girlfriend had just been deported back to Ireland with little hope of swift return. Katie’s husband Tim, who served as the Master of Ceremonies, proudly proclaimed “You have been inoculated, whether you know it or not,” before introducing the band who would give the screen-wearied generation a rarely afforded opportunity to participate in the present moment.Īt the end of his set, DeMarco opened up about his personal life. This demographic’s loyalty was apparent during his set, as I shared space up front with what seemed to be a throng of rising high school seniors. His set was a prime example of the Hideout Block Party’s wide appeal according to the family-friendly fest’s organizer Katie Tuten, a 16-year-old had recommended DeMarco be included and then it was so.
Last summer, I was lucky enough to catch Mac DeMarco live at the Hideout Block Party/A.V.
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