Top 5 Indie Baes Ayana Lance
1. Mac Demarco
If you read the title and didn’t expect to see Mac Demarco’s name then frankly you must be living under a rock. Coming out of Montreal, his tunes (Specifically his latest album Salad Days) are filled with deep croons and romantic ballads. Though he has a girlfriend, late at night with eyes closed it’s easy to pretend that he’s talking about you. Despite having sound dripping with sentimentality, Demarco’s persona is far from sweet and sensitive, leaning more towards Tyler the Creator than Conor Oberst. Known for his zany persona and his crazy stage antic (remember that one time he stuck those drum sticks up his ass) he’s not what anyone expected. Have you seen his collaboration with Tyler the Creator about wanting to fuck grandmothers? Maybe you shouldn’t. Type of Bae: Best Friend’s Older Brother In a committed relationship and acts like a complete fool but still somehow all you want to do is have a chance to hang out with him. You completely understand how your best friend is tired of his crazy antics. But time after time they never fail to amuse you. You sometimes just come over when you know your friend’s not there, to listen to his demos and have him rattle about his ideas on his new LP.
2. King Krule
Once upon a time Archy Marshall was constantly being compared to any ginger imaginable most notably La Roux and Rick Atsley (think Rick Rolled Never Gonna Give You Up). But following a change in recording names (from Zoo Kid to King Krule) and the release of his first full-length album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon he has come into his own as an indie darling. Hey’s praised by music critics and his peers alike (think Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt), almost all established and successful magazines with a music section have done a piece on him (New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Fader to name a few), and he’s the indie rocker wonder boy of 2013. First Date With Bae: First of all the word “date” was never uttered. You simply received a text that day with the word “Chill?” You meet him at a record store that you never knew existed. When you arrive, he’s surrounded by records and he’s digging for more in the bins. Not wanted to be bogged down by all the records he simply leaves them with the cashier without saying a word, as if there was an unspoken agreement. 34
