Mac DeMarco Finds Clarity inGuitar
Mac DeMarco has returned with something both surprising and deeply familiar—his new album Guitar , released in August 2025, marks his first non-instrumental project since Here Comes the Cowboy back in 2019. And for longtime listeners, this record feels like a quiet turning point, a kind of reckoning with his past while still keeping that unmistakable DeMarco charm.
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For over a decade, Mac has been known as the laid-back, snaggletoothed indie slacker who seemed to stumble his way into generational fame. His songs were often hazy confessions, his voice a little wobbly, his guitar playing oddly simple but instantly recognizable. Many wondered what exactly made him rise above the dozens of similar figures in local music scenes. But with Guitar , the answer comes into focus: he’s finally telling the story of what survival and growth actually sound like.
The album was recorded entirely by Mac in just two weeks at his Los Angeles home. Stripped of synthesizers and studio polish, it’s carried by nothing more than electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, and his voice—which now carries a weariness but also a surprising hopefulness. These songs don’t try to mask anything; instead, they embrace the rawness of where he’s been and the cautious optimism of where he’s heading.
The backdrop of this record is real life catching up with him. In recent years, Mac lost his semi-estranged father, as well as his beloved cat, Pickles. He left behind Los Angeles for a quieter life in British Columbia, gave up drinking in 2020, and quit smoking not long after. He turned 30, then 35, and started to look around at the pieces of his past with the awareness that growing older means deciding what to carry forward and what to finally leave behind. Guitar sounds like the soundtrack of that reflection.
One of the most striking moments comes on the track “Nightmare.” His voice enters almost too early, like he’s desperate to unload what’s been weighing him down. He sings about the miracle of his partner still staying by his side despite his flaws, and you can feel both the exhaustion and the love woven into that confession. Other songs, like “Knockin’” and “Home,” wrestle with regrets that still linger, while tracks such as “Sweeter” and “Holy” look forward, tentatively but earnestly, toward a future where change feels possible.
What makes Guitar resonate is its honesty. Mac isn’t hiding behind goofy antics or ironic detachment anymore—he’s letting the cracks show, and in doing so, he’s created something that feels deeply human. The record doesn’t just sound like Mac DeMarco growing up; it sounds like someone realizing that even with all the baggage of the past, you can still push ahead, maybe even sweeter than before.
It’s the kind of album that feels like a long overdue sigh—part relief, part sorrow, but mostly acceptance. And in that space, Mac DeMarco has never sounded more real.
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