Mac DeMarco on Delicious with Mish Episode
Vice Magazine
“In this special episode of Delicious with Mish, my good pal Mac DeMarco and the love of his life, Sweet KiKi, join me back stage after his set to talk about love…”
“In this special episode of Delicious with Mish, my good pal Mac DeMarco and the love of his life, Sweet KiKi, join me back stage after his set to talk about love…”
“The studio output and relentless touring schedule of Thee Oh Sees is nothing short of superhuman. Despite releasing the album Putrifiers II this September, the band are already gearing up to hit the studio to record a follow-up before the year is through…”
“Lo-fi, garage rock, punk, noise– Ty Segall is not concerned with these distinctions. He just makes rock’n’roll albums that make sense to him…”
“Whatever the literal truth of DeMarco’s persona on 2, at least someone’s putting effort into playing the provocateur– and without dumbing his music down as part of the act…”
“…DeMarco taking notes from his hero, Jonathan Richman, both in style and attitude.”
“Obviously, we love this guy…”
“Psych noise careening off of a scuzz-splattered garage floor, what’s not to like?”
“…The song that follows that initial word is loose and groovy, a blurry little super 8 film that’s sort of a paean to his favorite smoke but really more about a vibe, something you screw in like a red lightbulb…”
“…Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin spend the first 40 seconds of “I Bought My Eyes” harmonizing ethereally, singing what sounds like a traditional folk song over guitar tones that seem ready to give out any second…”
“…it whirrs and shakes like a horse ready to burst through a starting gate, and once Thee Oh Sees launch into a motorik, Can-on-speed groove, “Lupine Dominus” certainly feels like some kind of race…”
“Throughout the show, the crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves—perching on top of benches, dancing on the narrow side shelving, indie moshing (not as fierce as a punk or metal pit), spraying drinks and stage diving/crowd surfing…”
Quintron & Miss Pussycat will perform for the benefit on Dec. 14th.
“Despite the album’s humble home-brewed beginnings, it’s attracting serious attention internationally: it was named the 29th best album of 2012 by influential UK music mag NME (they called him “Ferris Bueller with a guitar”), and is sure to figure prominently on other lists before the year is out…”
“[In 2013] I’m going to like, get my head wrapped around the next thing and take some time… I just want to focus on one thing and make it as best as I can. I’ve never really focused on just one thing for a year straight, so I’d like to do that.”
Ty Segall’s prolific streak continues on January 22, this time with two reissues via In the Red. The first is the only LP by Segall’s surf band the Traditional Fools, which was originally released in 2008. The other is Reverse Shark Attack, his 2009 collaborative LP with his longtime collaborator (and fellow Ty Segall Band member) Mikal Cronin.
“It’s a monster album, with explosive guitars, thrashing beats and shredded blasts of insanely catchy hooks and turns. A lot of musicians would consider Twins the peak of their career. In the case of Ty Segall, it’s thrilling to know he’s just getting started.”
CMJ’s Best of 2012 Mixtape features Thee Oh Sees single, “Floods New Light”, from their 2012 LP, Putrifiers II.
“Ex-Coachwhips singer-guitarist John Dwyer keeps his band running like a ’57 Chevy hooked up to a morphine drip…”
“The hooks are viral to the point of contagious, whether Segall is jingle-jangling through acoustic ballads or squalling along at interplanetary speed.”