''Here Comes the Cowboy'' is the fourth full-length studio album by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Mac DeMarco MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV; April 30, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco has released six full-length studio albums, his debut ''Rock and Roll Night C ...

, released on May 10, 2019, through Mac's Record Label.

Critical reception

''Here Comes the Cowboy'' received polarized reviews upon release from critics and fans. While some critics noted a musical maturity for DeMarco and the minimalist production, most critics were divided on the album's slower pace and lack of focus. Thomas Hobbs of ''

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'' said of the album, "''Here Comes the Cowboy'' suggests Mac DeMarco is ready to explore more mature themes and grow beyond the slacker image he has helped turn into a pop-culture staple. This record's slower pace won't be for everybody, just as unassuming '' This Old Dog'' wasn't, but, should you let it, this record will transport you somewhere calm and reflective. At a time of great chaos, that sure sounds good to me." ''

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s Joe Levy called the songs "stark, meditative, lonely, and stubbornly isolated, like spending 45 minutes petting a cat. A static search for comfort." In a generally mixed review, Timothy Monger of

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said of the album, "With its camera phone happy-face button cover and minimalist production, ''Here Comes the Cowboy'' is a mixed bag of a record beset by an overall aimlessness where some crafty low-key gems have to share the bus with a few inane clunkers that probably should have stayed in the vault." Rachel Aroesti of ''

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'' noted that ''Here Comes the Cowboy'' may retain some of the disarming simplicity and emotional universality that has become DeMarco's trademark, but it is ultimately an album that fails to welcome the listener warmly into its world."

Year-end rankings

Commercial performance

''Here Comes the Cowboy'' debuted at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 27,000 album-equivalent units, of which 20,000 were pure album sales. It is DeMarco's first US top 10 album. In January 2023, the track "Heart to Heart" became a viral hit on

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. As a result, the song became DeMarco's first to chart on the

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, reaching #98 after achieving over 5.8 million streams within a week in the US.

Track listing

Notes * "Heart to Heart" features uncredited vocals by

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Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. *

– all instruments and vocals,

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, mixing, and

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Charts

References

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