Any fans worried that the acclaim for his 2014 album Salad Days might have changed Canadian songwriter Mac DeMarco can rest easy. He continues to craft wry pop songs about the vicissitudes of love and his slackerish geniality pervades Another One, from its hype-diffusing title to the offer of a cup of coffee that he extends to listeners on the final track. Though nothing on this record gives the impression of being overthought, there’s a familiar strangeness to his songwriting too. DeMarco’s quiet croon is set to pattered drums, pitch-bending guitars and pump organ, so that an appealing creepiness underlies the simple arrangements of the best tracks.
