Mac DeMarco "2"

Mac DeMarco's debut full length, 2, released in 2012, cleaned up the songwriter's warped take on soft rock and brought it to a broader audience. Given DeMarco's affinity for keeping things lo-fi - 2 was the first time he'd bothered to record demos - it's revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form. The performances here are a little looser and the sound a little hazier than on the actual LP, lending an atmosphere of dreamy vulnerability, especially to ballads like "Annie" and the Lennon-esque "Sherrill."

1 Cooking Up Something Good
2 Dreaming
3 Freaking Out the Neighborhood
4 Annie
5 Ode to Viceroy
6 Robson Girl
7 The Stars Keep on Calling My Name
8 My Kind of Woman
9 Boe Zaah
10 Sherrill
11 Still Together