In a world of contradictions within which “slackers” like the Canadian Mac Demarco can act as functioning human beings we are introduced to his favourite brand of cigarettes by a dedicational tune named Ode to Viceroy. In this musical world which is so saturated with sonnets for smoking weed a nod to cigarettes is wholly unpredicted and existing in an un-paralleled field of one. The song opens with uneasy chords reminiscent of the introduction to Ghost Town by The Specials, if the track in question had its rpm decreased to 1rpm. It soon breathes into life as a sea breeze of a track that seems to hint to surf acts such as Best Coast, well Best Coast if they were endorsed by Marlborough Reds and fronted by a stoned Damon Albarn. Add a sprinkling influence from King Kruel’s appreciation of obscure chord progressions and you have a humtastic piece of music. In a recent interview with Chart Attack, he discusses the inspiration for the track as a longing for his preferred ciggy’s whilst forcibly dealing with a lesser brand on tour. Whilst I have never experienced said longing, I personally opt for the sweet taste of my ventolin inhalers, this ditty certainly tempts me to trade my desire for asthma attack relief with a viceroy cigarette. Thankfully, I can treat this desire with another spin of this beautifully written Ode to Viceroy by the ever lo-fi scribble of Mac Demarco as he laments his separation to his cigarettes. This article is in no way a promotion of smoking, although the song concerned may very well be.
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