Mac DeMarco: Guitar (Canada exclusive, red vinyl)

Why you'll love it

A limited Canadian and indie retail exclusive on opaque red vinyl. Mac DeMarco's sixth album is one of his most stripped-back and personal, with the singles "Home," "Holy" and "Phantom."

This edition

Canada exclusive, limited edition
Opaque red vinyl
Mac's Record Label pressing (cat# MRL013)
Twelve songs, six per side

About the album

After years of experiments, instrumental sets and a famously huge collection of demos, Mac DeMarco came back in 2025 with Guitar, a record that does exactly what the title says. These are short, simple songs built around his voice and guitar, recorded on his own and put out on his own label, and they feel closer and more honest than anything he has done since his early records. The Edmonton-raised songwriter has always had a gift for making sadness sound easygoing, and here he lets the sadness show a little more.

"Home" was the first single and sets the mood: gentle, a bit weary, and very pretty. "Holy" and "Phantom" followed, and "Shining," "Nothing at All" and "Rooster" are just as lovely. The guitar tone is unmistakably his, soft and wobbly and warm, and the arrangements leave plenty of room to breathe. It is a record for late nights and early mornings, best heard alone with headphones or with one good friend. This Canadian exclusive red pressing is a nice nod to the old country, eh.