Here in Vancouver we love Mac DeMarco. Especially in 2017 when everyone was wearing light wash blue jeans and pretending to enjoy drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. How kind and sweet of Mac Demarco to recognize the love we send to him from Vancouver and name not one but three songs after our lil city. Let’s check em out!

Mac DeMarco is known for his super chill out analog acid-folk style. He does a lot of songs with classic song structure of course but recently he’s pivoted to ambient wordless emotional tunes. His latest release is a 199 song nearly 10 hour long album of mostly ambient songs (except for the 18 tracks with lyrics, but you get the point.) Vancouver 1 through 3 is within that realm. Let’s embark on this ambient journey together.

The original, Vancouver:

The classic edition has a whimsical feel to it. Like you’re a sneaky woodland creature running errands. Where are you going?? To the chill vibe store, probably.

I give it 3 vibes out of 5.

Vancouver 2:

Version 2 has a far more melancholic tone. Like you finished your woodland creature errands and then it started raining and maybe you saw an old friend you don’t speak to anymore. It’s good pondering music.

I give it 4 raindrops out of 5.

Vancouver 3:

The final in the trilogy is very similar to the second, kind of a faster tempo version of it. It takes its time stepping down into the more minor notes. If we continue with the woodland creature metaphor, I would say this is when you would stop at a near by pond and eat a tiny loaf of bread (normal sized for you.)

I give it 3 tiny loaves of bread out of 5.

What I love the most about all of these tracks is the wood block sounds. Like little toads singing along to the song. Anything Mac DeMarco makes is wonderfully creative and thoughtful, I encourage you to explore his discography is you haven’t already.

Which is your favourite of the Vancouver trilogy?