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Late to This Alex Calder Track

August 8, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Well, I’m finally making some headway on these emails from my vacation, and I’m grateful to have this Alex Calder tune sitting in the inbox. He’s just announced his new self-titled album via Captured Tracks on October 20th, and this lead single has a lot of promise. The song moves back and forth between bouncing guitar licks and softer moments to break up the pace. It’s not quite indie pop, yet not quite modern indie rock, finding that happy spot that should pique listeners before the record drops.

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Show Review: Mac Demarco @ Stubbs (10.20)

October 21, 2015 nicole.baumann Leave a comment

Expectations were quite high for Tuesday night at Stubbs. Riding high off the release of Another One, Mac Demarco and company came to a sold out venue to share the new tunes as well as jam out some of the old. Playing to quite the young crowd, though one who has probably seen the band in some capacity—over the past year, Mac has played not only one, but two of Austin’s festivals. For those who have seen Demarco’s live act, the night was quite predictable, but nevertheless enjoyable. Read on for my full recap.

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Another Alex Calder Tune

November 25, 2014 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Man, this track would have been perfect this last weekend full of rain, but it’s still a great little tune. Alex Calder‘s new tune has him slowly moving forward with some densely coated vocals, while the guitar beneath struggles to stay in tune. It’s a dreamy track, which offers you a glimpse at the softer side of Calder’s writing, with the lyrical content taking less of a focus than the emotional appeal of the instrumentation. His new LP, Strange Dreams, will be released on January 20th via Captured Tracks…starting off the year in what he hope is an excellent way.

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New Music from Alex Calder

October 15, 2014 nathan.lankford

Usually, you throw around the words Mac DeMarco collaborator and you’ll have hordes of instant fans. But, while I can easily see myself jumping in that group without hesitancy, it’s nice to know that the music of Mac’s friend Alex Calder is actually backing up my rush to judgement. He’s got a brand new record (his second) coming out on Captured Tracks, and this first single is quite the listen. It starts off seemingly paying homage to some Oceanic guitar vibes, then cools it down with a darkened vocal drawl that works over some angular guitar bits…then joyously erupts during the chorus. DeMarco or not, this is just a good song; look for Alex’s album, Strange Dreams next January.

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