Speaking about this in an interview, DeMarco said, "The way I rationalize it, to have the address you’ll have to listen to the album to the very end. Two weeks after Another One had been leaked online, about 30 strangers had come to his house. Īt the end of the final track, "My House by the Water," DeMarco recites his home address in New York City and invites fans for a cup of coffee. Another One was made available for streaming through NPR Music on July 31. "No Other Heart" premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show Musical Hot Water Bottle on July 20. DeMarco shared "I've Been Waiting for Her" on July 14. Attendees who offered donations to a food bank received BBQ food. On July 8, DeMarco held a listening party and BBQ for fans in Brooklyn, New York. He also encouraged fans to upload their own cover versions of the song and announced he would award 69 cents to the fan with the best submission. A week later, DeMarco released a self-directed music video for the mini-LP's title track. Without permission, BBC Radio played the previously unheard song "Just to Put Me Down" from the mini-LP on June 9. On May 11, DeMarco shared "The Way You'd Love Her", and announced 24 further tour dates, extending the festival and concert tour to November. Dinner supported him on his first three dates, in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. DeMarco is set to perform at several North American and European festivals and will also be headlining concerts on both continents. Along with the extended play, 43 tour dates, starting in April and ending in September, were announced. The release of the mini-LP was announced on April 22, 2015. The songs were written within a week and recorded within the following week and a half. So I think that it's not so important what they mean to me, as opposed to being there for other people to have and to enjoy, hopefully and maybe to reflect on, or whatever."Īnother One was recorded by DeMarco in his home in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York between tour dates promoting his previous studio album Salad Days (2014). Thus, here’s Another One."I think people should be able to come along and have it mean something to them It's talking about all different kinds of facets of being in love, being out of love, wanting love, not wanting love. Great songwriters don’t need to reinvent themselves they just need to keep going and let the songs out in the world. With two full-lengths and two EPs released and hundreds of sold out shows performed in the last several years, a recent late night television debut on Conan following a special performance on The Eric Andre Show, it seems, as Mac nears his 25th birthday, there’s not a slack bone in the man’s body. Despite working at the same pace as artists like Creedence and The Rolling Stones, coupled with an equally unending schedule of touring and press, it’s odd that Mac is labeled as a slacker. Written and recorded during the downtime between a relentless touring schedule, Another One is an eight-track release that expands the arsenal of Mac’s already impressive catalog, showing the maturity of Mac’s progression as songwriter: it’s a bit more refined, a bit more sophisticated, but nonetheless retains the guts and soul of classic Mac. Like the days of Steely Dan or Harry Nilsson releasing a classic album every year (or less) comes Mac DeMarco’s Another One, a mini LP announced one year after the release of the meteorically successful Salad Days. 2015 mini album release from the Canadian singer/songwriter.
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