2 LP Mac DeMarco’s debut full length, 2, released in 2012, cleaned up the songwriter’s warped take on soft rock and brought it to a broader audience. Given DeMarco’s affinity for keeping things lo-fi — 2 was the first time he’d bothered to record demos — it’s revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form. The performances here are a little looser and the sound a little hazier than on the actual LP, lending an atmosphere of dreamy vulnerability, especially to ballads like “Annie” and the Lennon-esque “Sherrill.” “It’s tough to say which DeMarco is preferable: the swooning clear-eyed baritone of the last two songs or the unsettling deep-voiced emoter of the first eight. Really, I’m a fan of both versions — the goofy creep and the straightforward crooner.” – Pitchfork TRACKLISTING Disc 1 1. Cooking Up Something Good 2. Dreamin’ 3. Freaking Out The Neighborhood 4. Annie 5. Ode To Viceroy 6. Robson Girl 7. The Stars Keep On Calling My Name 8. My Kind Of Woman 9. Boe Zaah 10. Sherrill 11. Still Together Disc 2 1. Cooking Up Something Good 2. Stars Keep Calling My Name 3. Dreamin’ Slow 4. Lonely Shredder 5. Robson Girl 6. Annie 7. Harrison Ford Escort 8. Sherrill 9. My Kind of Woman (Instrumental) 10. Dreamin’ Fast
