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Mac would often scream down the mic, or crab-walk across the stage to the backing of what most would consider as very gentle songs. However, the gig was one of extreme contrasts. Warm acoustic jazz chords and gentle piano licks embezzled Mac’s classic relaxed back catalogue throughout, as a soft hazy light presided over the stage. Guitarist Andrew Charles White (Andy), famous for his spot-on falsetto skills, sung the piano melody to ‘Another One’, whilst the tear-jerking chord progressions of ‘Still Beating’ brought the whole venue to a standstill. Kicking off with ‘On the Level’ from album This Old Dog (2017) and fan-favourite ‘Salad Days’, the set lulls halfway in to what DeMarco called “a mellow moment”, with ‘My Old Man’, a relaxed rendition of ‘Ode to Viceroy’ and the melodically entrancing track ‘I Like Her’. (aAh! Magazine/Lucy Tibbs)Īlthough the set was a little slow – especially for those pining to start a mosh pit – it was beautifully put together. DeMarco even told NME that if he has a “giant stage or “giant crowd”, he feels like playing “really slow and really quiet”, a mantra which he has remained faithful to for this tour. But the myth was quickly dispelled.ĭeMarco proved to be a master crowd manipulator, coaxing the audience into crouching on the floor, clapping along to obscure beats or just listening in awe as the band screamed down their microphones for a solid 5 minutes – coined as “Andy’s guitar solo” – during the interlude of ‘Still Together’. And at first, it was easy to be fooled into thinking the man was a little perturbed by the size of the audience on the night. But he genuinely shows an interest in his location and his audience – a trait unforgivably lacking in most touring musicians.įor his tour this year, DeMarco is playing far bigger venues – a factor which might have proved daunting for him.
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Instead, he semi-ironically peddled his act as a “rock show”, cracked jokes and chatted to his bandmates like they were in the middle of a rehearsal. In your face, noisy and energetic, although a little incomprehensible, Working Men’s Club set a lively scene for Mac, who was determined not to follow suit.Įasily one of the most entertaining live artists on the scene right now, Mac DeMarco he has no need for unnecessary showmanship. Their set was punchy, especially ‘Bad Blood’ – a cyclic electronica track that angrily grinds along with a distinct indie edge.
Backed by driving synth and guitar tones flowered with phasers, experimental techno drum loops and frenzied, flashing strobes, frontman Sydney Minsky-Sargeant swaggered across the stage with a tambourine, before whipping his shirt off for the last few songs. The band needs no drummer, relying on hard electronic beats accompanied by jarring indie vocals instead. He has a real knack for bringing you right back to earth, reminding you that life, perhaps, shouldn’t always be taken so seriously.ĭeMarco brought along support band Working Men’s Club, a three-piece from Yorkshire, to warm up the stage. However, DeMarco seemed entirely at home.
With the lights down low, the Canadian king of chill and his bandmates wreaked absolute havoc on socially acceptable gigging norms under the cavernous oval stage of the O2 Apollo, with an onslaught of unexpected stage antics and impromptu outbursts backed by a surprisingly mellow setlist.
Mac DeMarco is an artist who performs like he’s inside his own living room.
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