Mac DeMarco- Here Comes The Cowboy (2019)

There is probably no point in discussing this album at this point. I suspect most people have forgotten about it’s existence by now. Here Comes The Cowboy is extremely bland and unmemorable and I highly doubt many people gave it more than a couple of listens. Apart from relaxing and pleasant Nobody there’s really not much on this record to grab on to. The reason why I’m writing about it now is because in my opinion its fault isn’t just being uninteresting, it’s being downright lazy. You can’t convince me that the title track or Choo Choo were actually written. They’re just quick drafts of songs that Mac never got around to writing lyrics for. Instrumentation is very barebones throughout the album. Big part of the appeal of Mac DeMarco is the chill keyboard sounds that set the mood and prevents the tracks from feeling “empty”. As one-note as some of previous Macs projects were, the instrumentation was setting a pleasant, relaxing atmosphere, even if the records occasionally were becoming background music they were always likeable. On Here Comes the Cowboy when we get a few keyboard notes or a drumbeat it’s a real cause for celebration, like on Heart to Heart. Another drawback is Macs voice sounding incredibly bored throughout the album, because of that there’s not a single element that can bring any life to those tracks. I know that technically there were some worse albums last year but this is the one I dispraised the most. I had no hopes that a new DJ Khaled or Ed Sheeran album is going to be any good but Here Comes The Cowboy actually sounded promising thanks to it’s lead single that turned out to be the only well-crafted song on the record. I don’t think Mac really cared while making this thing and it really shows.

Rating: 2/10