Mac DeMarco - McBriare Samuel Lanyon Demarco ( Singer from Canada)

Basic Information

Aspect	Detail
Full name	McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV) Wikipedia+1
Stage name	Mac DeMarco Wikipedia+1
Date of birth	April 30, 1990 Wikipedia+1
Place of birth	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada Wikipedia+1
Grew up in	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
Genres / Style	Indie rock, jangle pop, psychedelic rock, lo-fi, slacker rock; his own term “jizz jazz” has been used in some interviews. Wikipedia+1

His great-grandfather, Vernor Smith, was Alberta’s former Minister of Railways and Telephones; his mother later changed his name when he was very young. Wikipedia+2musictory.com+2
In high school, he played in several bands, including The Meat Cleavers, The Sound of Love, and Outdoor Miners. Wikipedia+1
After graduating high school (around 2008), he moved to Vancouver. He began doing music more seriously under the alias Makeout Videotape. Wikipedia+2musictory.com+2

Phase	Notable Releases / Details
Early / pre-solo era	Under Makeout Videotape he released EPs like Heat Wave, Eating Like a Kid, Bossa Yeye, and a studio album Ying Yang around 2009-2010. Wikipedia+1
Debut as Mac DeMarco	Signed to Captured Tracks; released Rock and Roll Night Club EP in early 2012. Followed by debut full-length studio album 2 (2012). Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
Major albums	Salad Days (2014), This Old Dog (2017), Here Comes the Cowboy (2019) Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
Recent / experimental work	Five Easy Hot Dogs (2023) – instrumental album recorded during a road trip. Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2 One Wayne G (2023) – compilation-style, very large number of tracks. Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2 Guitar (2025) – his latest studio album, with singles like “Home”, “Holy”, “Phantom”. Wikipedia+1

DeMarco is known for laid-back, mellow vibes in his music: mellow guitar tones, reverb, relaxed tempos. musictory.com+1
Lyrics often touch on everyday life, relationships, introspection, nostalgia. Less about big spectacle, more about mood, feeling, authenticity.
He experiments: for example Five Easy Hot Dogs is instrumental and deeply tied to place/movement (a road trip) instead of vocals. Wikipedia

Long-term partner: Kiera McNally (since approximately 2009) Wikipedia
He founded his own label, Mac's Record Label, in 2018. Wikipedia+1
Has lived in various places; based for a while in New York (Far Rockaway, Queens), now in Los Angeles. Wikipedia+1
His approach often includes DIY / self-production, a kind of casual attitude toward fame: embracing imperfection, exploring creativity outside commercial pressures.

Guitar, his 2025 album, released August 22, 2025. He took on nearly all roles: writing, producing, mixing. Wikipedia
He also announced a tour to support Guitar, spanning North America, Europe, Asia.