{"id":1970305,"date":"2025-08-20T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1970305"},"modified":"2025-08-20T12:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:19:02","slug":"check-out-mac-demarcos-melancholic-new-song-phantom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/check-out-mac-demarcos-melancholic-new-song-phantom\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out Mac DeMarco\u2019s melancholic new song \u2018Phantom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mac-demarco\">Mac DeMarco<\/a> has shared a melancholic new song called \u2018Phantom\u2019. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The track, released today (August 20), marks the third and final preview of the songwriter\u2019s forthcoming album, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mac-demarco-announces-new-album-guitar-with-the-sweetly-nostalgic-single-home-3872255\">Guitar<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout, the song captures a warm, yet lovelorn feeling. It sees DeMarco strip things back and lay his emotions out bare \u2013 calling out for someone or something that he\u2019s lost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Sure, I\u2019d give it up \/ Just for one more chance to say goodnight \/ Oh, my love, was it real or just fantasy? \/ Your phantom sits with me,\u201d<\/em> he sings in the blues-inspired opening verse.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out in full below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phantom\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b1LwlxZ5xj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The song comes on the heels of the lead single \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mac-demarco-announces-new-album-guitar-with-the-sweetly-nostalgic-single-home-3872255\">Home<\/a>\u2019, which seems to capture the overall mood of the new album, and also as a follow up to the second single, \u2018Holy\u2019. The latter was also a meditative track, and arrived last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Guitar\u2019 was written and recorded entirely in November 2024 at DeMarco\u2019s home in Los Angeles. For the release, the singer-songwriter and guitarist took on all aspects of the creative process, barring the mastering which was done by David Ives. De Marco shot the artwork, showing him and his dog, using tripods, and mixing the record in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2018Guitar\u2019 is as close to a true representation of where I\u2019m at in my life today as I can manage to put to paper,\u201d he said, announcing the LP. \u201cI\u2019m happy to share this music, and look forward to playing these songs as many places as I\u2019m able.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will be his sixth studio album and the follow-up to both 2023\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mac-demarco-announces-new-instrumental-album-five-easy-hot-dogs-3374263\">Five Easy Hot Dogs<\/a>\u2019 and the compilation \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/mac-demarco-interview-five-easy-hot-dogs-3478191\">One Wayne G<\/a>\u2018. It will arrive on Friday (August 22) via Mac\u2019s Record Label and you can pre-order it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/macdemarco.lnk.to\/guitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mac DeMarco on his return to the UK, protecting his purity, giving up cigarettes and new music\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0fRkK-1IwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>DeMarco will be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mac-demarco-announces-2025-uk-european-and-north-american-tour-3852943\">touring around the UK and Europe in November, in between strings of North America and Asia dates<\/a>. Find UK tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fmac-demarco-tickets%2Fartist%2F1757601#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and international tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmac-demarco-tickets%2Fartist%2F1757601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mac DeMarco\u2019s tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Philadelphia, Franklin Music Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Baltimore, The Lyric<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 New York, Radio City Music Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Boston, Roadrunner<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Berkeley, Greek Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Forest Grove, Grand Lodge<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Seattle, Paramount Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Olympia, Capitol Theater: Olympia Film Society<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Petaluma, The Phoenix Theater<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Petaluma, The Phoenix Theater<\/strong><br \/><strong>29 \u2013 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Amsterdam, Paradiso<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Rotterdam, Maassilo<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Paris, Salle Pleyel<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Prague, Lucerna Velky Sal<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Hamburg, Docks<\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 Copenhagen, VEGA<\/strong><br \/><strong>31 \u2013 Stockholm, Fallan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>1 \u2013 Oslo, Sentrum Scene<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Berlin, Columbiahalle<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Cologne, Carlswerk<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Brussels, Cirque Royal<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Academy<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Brighton, Brighton Dome<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 London, Eventim Apollo<\/strong><br \/><strong>12 \u2013 Cambridge, Corn Exchange<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Manchester, Aviva Studios<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Dublin, National Stadium<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Dublin, National Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Halifax, Light House<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Moncton, Tide &amp; Boar<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec City, Palais Montcalm<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Montreal, MTelus<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Toronto, Massey Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Toronto, Massey Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Winnipeg, Burton Cummings Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Saskatoon, TCU Place<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Edmonton, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Calgary, Mac Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Victoria, Royal Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Fukuoka, Japan, DRUM Be-1<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Osaka, Japan, Umeda Club Quattro<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Kyoto, Japan, TakuTaku<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Nagoya, Japan, Nagoya Club Quattro<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Tokyo, Japan, Kanda Square Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/>MARCH 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Hong Kong, Kitty Wu Stadium, Tung Po<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>1 \u2013 Las Vegas, N, A-LOT at AREA15 <\/strong><br \/><strong>2 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Denver, CO, Mission Ballroom<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 La Vista, NE, The Astro<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Chicago, IL, The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds)<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Royal Oak, MI, Royal Oak Music Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Cleveland, OH, The Agora<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Asheville, NC, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium<\/strong><br \/><strong>12 \u2013 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Atlanta, GA, The Eastern<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Austin, TX, ACL Live at the Moody Theater<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Dallas, TX, Longhorn Ballroom<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK, The Criterion<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Santa Fe, NM, The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing <\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Tucson, AZ, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 San Diego, CA, Humphrey\u2019s Concerts by the Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other Mac DeMarco news, the musician <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-mac-demarco-the-war-on-drugs-feature-on-los-angeles-wildfire-benefit-album-3832764\">recently featured on a benefit album for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires<\/a> alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard\">King Gizzard &amp; The Lizard Wizard<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-war-on-drugs\">The War On Drugs<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/my-morning-jacket\">My Morning Jacket<\/a>\u2018s Jim James.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac DeMarco has shared a melancholic new song called \u2018Phantom\u2019. Check it out below. The track, released today (August 20), marks the third and final preview of the songwriter\u2019s forthcoming album, \u2018Guitar\u2019. Throughout, the song captures a warm, yet lovelorn feeling. 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