One Wayne G is a compilation album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco, self-released on April 21, 2023. The album comprises 199 mostly instrumental tracks lasting nearly nine hours.[2] A number of the songs had been heard before in online live streams.[3]
| One Wayne G | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | May 12, 2018 – January 14, 2023 | |||
| Length | 523:20 | |||
| Label | Mac's Record Label | |||
| Mac DeMarco chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10[1] |
Background edit
The album was initially released online only, with no prior announcement. A post on the Instagram account for Mac's Record Label indicated a cut-down LP record and cassette release would be forthcoming.[4] However, DeMarco later confirmed images of the physical media were mock-ups created for a joke, and the album would remain digital-only.[5] However, a Blu-ray of the album was eventually released in late 2023. He chose to release the tracks as one long album in order to chart his evolution as an artist over a five-year span, and to document his need to continuously write and record new music.[5]
Composition edit
Of the 199 tracks, 18 have full titles and lyrics, the remainder being instrumentals or having simple scratch vocals, suggesting the album is composed of demos as well as finished pieces.[6] All track titles include a date (in ISO 8601 format), showing that the album was recorded between May 2018 and January 2023.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Mac DeMarco
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "20180512" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "20180529" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "20180701" | 2:05 |
| 4. | "20180702" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "20180702 2" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "20180816" | 2:15 |
| 7. | "20180913" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "20180924" | 2:03 |
| 9. | "20180927" | 1:19 |
| 10. | "20180930" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "20181002" | 0:32 |
| 12. | "20181019" | 2:56 |
| 13. | "20181108" | 3:03 |
| 14. | "20181212" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "20190127" | 3:21 |
| 16. | "20190205" | 4:52 |
| 17. | "20190205 2" | 2:35 |
| 18. | "20190205 3" | 3:59 |
| 19. | "20190206" | 2:56 |
| 20. | "20190210" | 4:41 |
| 21. | "20190622" | 3:50 |
| 22. | "20190722" | 1:42 |
| 23. | "20190723" | 2:17 |
| 24. | "20190724" | 1:10 |
| 25. | "20190724 2" | 1:52 |
| 26. | "20190726" | 1:46 |
| 27. | "20190728" | 2:00 |
| 28. | "20190729" | 3:07 |
| 29. | "20190730" | 1:56 |
| 30. | "20190801" | 2:25 |
| 31. | "20190802" | 4:06 |
| 32. | "20190813" | 1:14 |
| 33. | "20190813 2" | 3:02 |
| 34. | "20190813 3" | 1:32 |
| 35. | "20190826" | 22:37 |
| 36. | "20191009 I Like Her" | 2:16 |
| 37. | "20191010 No Doubt About It" | 3:02 |
| 38. | "20191011 You Made the Bed" | 2:13 |
| 39. | "20191012 Fooled by Love" | 3:17 |
| 40. | "20191202" | 1:00 |
| 41. | "20191215" | 2:16 |
| 42. | "20191216" | 2:11 |
| 43. | "20191219" | 2:11 |
| 44. | "20191227" | 2:08 |
| 45. | "20191228" | 1:50 |
| 46. | "20191229" | 6:15 |
| 47. | "20200101" | 2:28 |
| 48. | "20200107" | 2:21 |
| 49. | "20200107 2" | 2:41 |
| 50. | "20200108" | 2:34 |
| 51. | "20200109" | 2:07 |
| 52. | "20200115" | 3:04 |
| 53. | "20200223" | 3:21 |
| 54. | "20200225" | 6:20 |
| 55. | "20200228" | 3:03 |
| 56. | "20200229" | 3:37 |
| 57. | "20200229 2" | 13:42 |
| 58. | "20200316" | 3:13 |
| 59. | "20200317" | 2:16 |
| 60. | "20200323" | 2:48 |
| 61. | "20200323 2" | 1:31 |
| 62. | "20200324" | 2:39 |
| 63. | "20200326" | 1:48 |
| 64. | "20200327" | 2:05 |
| 65. | "20200329" | 2:40 |
| 66. | "20200330" | 2:18 |
| 67. | "20200402" | 3:09 |
| 68. | "20200801" | 2:22 |
| 69. | "20200802" | 2:40 |
| 70. | "20200808" | 2:38 |
| 71. | "20200811" | 1:22 |
| 72. | "20200812" | 2:42 |
| 73. | "20200813" | 1:29 |
| 74. | "20200816 She Want the Sandwich" | 1:58 |
| 75. | "20200817 Proud True Toyota" | 2:02 |
| 76. | "20200819 She Get the Gold Star" | 2:41 |
| 77. | "20200820 Turn My TV On" | 3:00 |
| 78. | "20200821 Cowboy Shit" | 3:21 |
| 79. | "20200823 Inside the Beavers Dam" | 1:20 |
| 80. | "20200922" | 1:10 |
| 81. | "20201022" | 2:34 |
| 82. | "20201023" | 2:36 |
| 83. | "20201023 2" | 2:22 |
| 84. | "20201110" | 2:51 |
| 85. | "20201110 2" | 2:37 |
| 86. | "20201111" | 2:27 |
| 87. | "20201111 2" | 2:08 |
| 88. | "20201115" | 1:58 |
| 89. | "20201119" | 1:46 |
| 90. | "20201119 2" | 1:19 |
| 91. | "20201124" | 1:47 |
| 92. | "20201125" | 2:52 |
| 93. | "20201126" | 3:31 |
| 94. | "20201126 2" | 2:10 |
| 95. | "20201126 3" | 1:41 |
| 96. | "20201127" | 2:48 |
| 97. | "20201128" | 2:03 |
| 98. | "20201128 2" | 1:52 |
| 99. | "20201128 3" | 1:43 |
| 100. | "20201203" | 4:18 |
| 101. | "20201228" | 3:05 |
| 102. | "20201230" | 2:48 |
| 103. | "20201231" | 2:07 |
| 104. | "20210215 Ball for the Coach" | 2:00 |
| 105. | "20210216 Goodnight Baby" | 3:04 |
| 106. | "20210217 Scarecrow" | 3:24 |
| 107. | "20210218 Round Here" | 2:49 |
| 108. | "20210220 China" | 1:56 |
| 109. | "20210220 Stratocaster" | 2:02 |
| 110. | "20210221 Father of the Year" | 1:17 |
| 111. | "20210301" | 1:52 |
| 112. | "20210303" | 2:45 |
| 113. | "20210306" | 0:50 |
| 114. | "20210306 2" | 2:28 |
| 115. | "20210306 3" | 3:10 |
| 116. | "20210306 4" | 2:11 |
| 117. | "20210307" | 2:22 |
| 118. | "20210327" | 2:27 |
| 119. | "20210507" | 2:35 |
| 120. | "20210511" | 1:37 |
| 121. | "20210516" | 2:10 |
| 122. | "20210517" | 3:21 |
| 123. | "20210518" | 2:34 |
| 124. | "20210529" | 2:21 |
| 125. | "20210601" | 2:32 |
| 126. | "20210603" | 2:38 |
| 127. | "20210606" | 3:15 |
| 128. | "20210612" | 1:10 |
| 129. | "20210616" | 2:34 |
| 130. | "20210616 2" | 1:52 |
| 131. | "20210621" | 2:09 |
| 132. | "20210629" | 1:17 |
| 133. | "20210629 2" | 1:49 |
| 134. | "20210630" | 2:43 |
| 135. | "20210701" | 2:13 |
| 136. | "20210702" | 2:05 |
| 137. | "20210702 2" | 5:07 |
| 138. | "20210704" | 3:46 |
| 139. | "20210709" | 2:22 |
| 140. | "20210713" | 0:43 |
| 141. | "20210714" | 2:59 |
| 142. | "20210720" | 3:33 |
| 143. | "20210720 2" | 1:53 |
| 144. | "20210722" | 2:12 |
| 145. | "20210722 2" | 2:46 |
| 146. | "20210813" | 1:02 |
| 147. | "20210815" | 2:29 |
| 148. | "20210818" | 1:04 |
| 149. | "20211121" | 2:33 |
| 150. | "20211121 2" | 2:47 |
| 151. | "20211122" | 2:30 |
| 152. | "20211126" | 1:58 |
| 153. | "20211128" | 2:02 |
| 154. | "20211128 2" | 2:16 |
| 155. | "20211129" | 2:20 |
| 156. | "20211129 2" | 1:47 |
| 157. | "20211129 3" | 2:32 |
| 158. | "20220122" | 2:07 |
| 159. | "20220128" | 1:54 |
| 160. | "20220129" | 2:40 |
| 161. | "20220201" | 2:11 |
| 162. | "20220202" | 2:57 |
| 163. | "20220202 2" | 2:25 |
| 164. | "20220204" | 2:52 |
| 165. | "20220223" | 2:28 |
| 166. | "20220328" | 2:01 |
| 167. | "20220329" | 1:31 |
| 168. | "20220329 2" | 2:04 |
| 169. | "20220329 3" | 2:51 |
| 170. | "20220330" | 1:40 |
| 171. | "20220331" | 2:15 |
| 172. | "20220401" | 2:27 |
| 173. | "20220422" | 2:29 |
| 174. | "20220507" | 1:49 |
| 175. | "20220508" | 1:40 |
| 176. | "20220609" | 5:24 |
| 177. | "20221102 The Truth" | 3:24 |
| 178. | "20221103" | 1:08 |
| 179. | "20221118" | 2:23 |
| 180. | "20221118 2" | 0:34 |
| 181. | "20221119" | 2:48 |
| 182. | "20221120" | 2:28 |
| 183. | "20221120 2" | 0:55 |
| 184. | "20221121" | 2:05 |
| 185. | "20221122" | 2:13 |
| 186. | "20221124" | 2:21 |
| 187. | "20221125" | 2:28 |
| 188. | "20221126" | 2:25 |
| 189. | "20221127" | 2:24 |
| 190. | "20221129" | 2:11 |
| 191. | "20221213" | 2:21 |
| 192. | "20221217" | 4:05 |
| 193. | "20221217 2" | 4:51 |
| 194. | "20230102" | 2:26 |
| 195. | "20230103" | 2:15 |
| 196. | "20230105" | 2:41 |
| 197. | "20230108" | 2:24 |
| 198. | "20230109" | 3:09 |
| 199. | "20230114" | 2:21 |
| Total length: | 523:20 | |
Charts edit
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 38 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 158 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 56 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] | 10 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
References edit
- ^ Smith, Nadine (May 11, 2023). "Mac DeMarco: One Wayne G Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Hussey, Alison (April 21, 2023). "Mac DeMarco Releases 199-Song Collection One Wayne G". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "CAMTONY". Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (April 21, 2023). "Mac DeMarco Releases 199-Song Album". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Fauria, Krysta (May 8, 2023). "Mac DeMarco on fame and why he indulged on a 199-song album". Associated Press. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Singh, Surej (April 21, 2023). "Mac DeMarco drops new 199-song album, 'One Wayne G'". NME. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco - One Wayne G". Discogs. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 17, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mac DeMarco Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.