Mac Demarco, Salad Days | Album Review
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Alternative singer/songwriter Mac Demarco delivers one of the best albums of 2014 with 'Salad Days.'

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Mac Demarco, Salad Days [📷: Captured Tracks]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mac-demarco-salad-days-captured-tracks-768x676.jpg)
Alternative singer/songwriter Mac Demarco delivers one of the best albums of 2014 with 'Salad Days.'
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Spring break is a rite of passage for college kids. Country singer Luke Bryan continues to return to his twenties with never ending 'Spring Break' series.

West Coast rapper YG delivers a compelling debut album with 'My Krazy Life'.
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Shakira. is a sound, enjoyable effort from the Latin-pop superstar that misses a “Hips Don’t Lie” caliber hit.

Viral Sensation Karmin releases their full-length debut album, 'Pulses'. Ultimately, 'Pulses' has both its moments and its misses.

Young Money should have titled their second compilation "fall of an empire” as opposed to 'Rise of the Empire.' The LP falls short of such a title.

Jazzy, adult contemporary R&B vocalist Ledisi unleashes more flashes of contemporary R&B throughout the course of latest LP, 'The Truth'.

R&B singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc releases his third album 'Lift Your Spirit' which true to its title, indeed lifts the spirit.
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Alternative musician Beck thrives in an acoustic setting (for the most part) on long-awaited comeback album, Morning Phase.
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On his highly anticipated sophomore album 'G I R L,' Pharrell Williams easily outdoes himself, easily trumping 2006 debut, 'In My Mind.'

After finally finding his artistic lane, Ross spent fifth LP 'God Forgives, I Don’t' ‘flexing.’ The flex-fest continues on sixth LP, 'Mastermind.'
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Singer/songwriter Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) delivers big-time on her fifth studio album (fourth solo), self-titled LP 'St. Vincent'.