

Even if Mac DeMarco's voice always sounds as if he's just woken up, his sturdy melodicism is undeniable, and these lo-fi troubadours have looked to his music for guidance when crafting their own bedroom recordings. Frankie Cosmos learned from Mac how to make her songs sound vulnerable and playful at the same time, while Rex Orange County's blissed-out "Television / so Far so Good” channels DeMarco's wistful-at-the-cookout demeanour.