Yaeji - With a Hammer Artist_高柳昌行 Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit Given DeMarco’s affinity for keeping

Given DeMarco’s affinity for keeping things lo-fi — 2 was the first time he’d bothered to record demos — it’s revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form

finds Wooden Shjips embracing the emotions behind those sounds

The handful of people that showed up on time didn’t really mind either

The hard times become the norm

ME concert recording

Yaeji - With a Hammer Artist_高柳昌行 Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit Given DeMarco’s affinity for keepingWith A Hammer was composed across a two year period in New York, Seoul, and London, begun shortly after the release of What We Drew and during the lockdowns of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is a diaristic ode to self exploration; the feeling of confronting ones own emotions, and the transformation that is possible when were brave enough to do so. In this case, Yaeji examines her relationship to anger. It is a departure from her previous work, blending