The long-awaited sixth studio album from Mac DeMarco, recorded solo in his home over just 12 days last fall. The album features stripped-back acoustic arrangements, rarely crossing the three-minute mark, with standout tracks like “Phantom” and “Sweater.” DeMarco promised intimacy and introspection—and he delivered exactly what you’d expect.

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I get it. Mac wants to prove he’s more than TikTok’s favorite lo-fi sadboy. But at this point, the cozy living room aesthetic is begging for a window to be cracked open. Twelve songs that blur together like one long grey afternoon? Groundbreaking. Would’ve been a bigger artistic statement if he recorded an unhinged synth-pop record instead. Imagine that. Now that would’ve turned heads.

Two acoustic guitars out of five, and one of them needs new strings.