Mac DeMarco Announces New Album "Five Easy Hot Dogs"

Photo by Kiera McNally

Another big return for 2023 and we’re only four days in! Mac Demarco is back with a full-length instrumental album titled “Five Easy Hot Dogs” out January 20th via Mac’s Record Label.

“The plan was to start driving north, and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record. Kind of like being on tour, except there weren’t any shows, and I’d just be burning money.”

All of the songs on Five Easy Hot Dogs were recorded and mixed in the corresponding city from each song title, and the tracklisting reflects the chronological order in which the songs were produced.

“Some places I stayed longer in than others, some of them I knew from the past, others not so much. I tried to keep things busy all the time. If I didn’t know what was up in a city, I’d just walk around ‘til someone recognized me and go from there. I met a lot of interesting people this way, and had a bunch of cool experiences.”

Following his show in January 2022, Mac set off on a journey to stay in motels, hotels, and friend’s houses. If something wasn’t working, he would pick up his things and keep on driving.

“I had my guitars with me, a bass, a weird little drum kit with a kick drum we sawed in half in Golden Gate Park, all the stands and cabling I’d need, a couple of mics, an old model D, and a TX7,” DeMarco says. “I wound up picking a bunch of stuff as I went as well, trying to keep it as travel friendly as possible though.”

We can’t wait to experience Mac’s roadtrip record, mark down the date!

Five Easy Hot Dogs

1. Gualala

2. Gualala 2

3. Crescent City

4. Portland

5. Portland 2

6. Victoria

7. Vancouver

8. Vancouver 2

9. Vancouver 3

10. Edmonton

11. Edmonton 2

12. Chicago

13. Chicago 2

14. Rockaway