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Five Easy Hot Dogs

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Five Easy Hot Dogs
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)
Recorded2022
Length34:48
LabelMac's Record Label
ProducerMac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco chronology
Here Comes the Cowboy
(2019)
Five Easy Hot Dogs
(2023)
One Wayne G
(2023)

Five Easy Hot Dogs is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco. A departure from the previous studio albums in DeMarco's discography, the album is entirely instrumental and was recorded during a road trip from Los Angeles to New York.[1][2] It was announced on January 4, 2023, and released on January 20.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Beats per Minute73%[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
Pitchfork6.0/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
The Telegraph[11]

The album received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mac DeMarco

Five Easy Hot Dogs track listing[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Gualala"2:43
2."Gualala 2"2:26
3."Crescent City"2:27
4."Portland"3:05
5."Portland 2"2:12
6."Victoria"2:41
7."Vancouver"2:37
8."Vancouver 2"2:02
9."Vancouver 3"2:47
10."Edmonton"2:23
11."Edmonton 2"2:43
12."Chicago"2:24
13."Chicago 2"2:12
14."Rockaway"2:06
Total length:34:48

Charts

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Chart performance for Five Easy Hot Dogs
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 169
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[13] 83

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Five Easy Hot Dogs". Pitchfork. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mac DeMarco Announces New Album 'Five Easy Hot Dogs'". Stereogum. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Blistein, Jon (January 4, 2023). "Mac DeMarco's Next Album 'Five Easy Hot Dogs' Chronicles an Epic Road Trip". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Five Easy Hot Dogs by Mac DeMarco". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Mac DeMarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Smirnov, Aleksandr (January 20, 2023). "Album Review: Mac DeMarco – Five Easy Hot Dogs". Beats per Minute. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Hudson, Alex. "Mac DeMarco's 'Five Easy Hot Dogs' Has Chill Beats to Study/Relax To". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Lim, Amaya. "Mac DeMarco explores the meaning of the journey on Five Easy Hot Dogs". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (January 20, 2023). "Mac DeMarco: Five Easy Hot Dogs Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. ^ Moura, Rob (January 19, 2023). "Mac DeMarco Leaves Himself Behind on 'Five Easy Hot Dogs'". Popmatters. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Akinfenwa, Jumi (January 20, 2023). "John Cale resists nostalgia, Måneskin are making rock fun again – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mac DeMarco – Five Easy Hot Dogs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.