Salad Days (Mac DeMarco album)
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| Studio album by Mac DeMarco | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | November 2013 | |||
| Studio | DeMarco's apartment in Brooklyn, New York | |||
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| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | Captured Tracks | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| The Guardian |  |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10 |
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| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
Salad Days is the second full-length studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco released on April 1, 2014 through Captured Tracks. Following the debut releases of Rock and Roll Night Club and 2 in 2012 and the extensive touring for both releases in 2013, DeMarco worked on material for his next album at his Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment in Brooklyn. Salad Days garnered critical acclaim from critics, and debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned two singles: "Passing Out Pieces" and "Brother". To promote the album, DeMarco went on a tour that spanned across North America, South America and Europe.
DeMarco recorded Salad Days in his apartment, in the Bedford–Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, following an extensive tour in support of his debut releases, Rock and Roll Night Club and 2, both of which were released in 2012. DeMarco noted that he felt "fuckin' bummed out,” upon the tour's completion, stating: "I feel sort of weathered and beat down and grown up all of a sudden. I've always had some kind of plateau that I wanted to reach, and now I just can't see the next one.”
On the sound of Salad Days, DeMarco said: "I didn't want to freak anybody out with a huge sound change. I wanted to transition without changing the vibe too much. The mood for Salad Days is, 'Fuck man! I was just on tour for a year and a half and I'm tired!'"
Regarding the album's lyrical content, DeMarco consciously decided to write a more personal record than its predecessor, 2 (2012), stating there wouldn't be any songs about "absolutely nothing,” and that he "need[ed] to get this shit out." Three of the album's tracks focus upon his long-term girlfriend Kiera McNally, with "Let My Baby Stay" referencing the couple's decision to move from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Brooklyn.
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