Fantastic Volume II Americana is the follow up to

is the follow up to 2012's lauded Mac DeMarco 2 which saw the Edmonton local propelled into the limelight

and Roth worked tirelessly to preserve the hypnotic power of the long-form live arrangements into six concise and powerful album tracks

and mindful of the arid beauty of his images

most of them armed

Subsequent efforts like More Fun in the New World found the band continuing to grow musically and politically

Fantastic Volume II Americana is the follow up toHands folded across the chest. Relaxed but ready for action. Fantastic Volume 2 captures Slum Village's swellegant b boy stance on record. The Detroit crew's long awaited debut is loaded with muscular, simmering beats. By turns relaxing and stimulating, it further establishes producer Jay Dee (known for his board work for De La Soul, Q Tip, Common, and more) as a production force. His thick, red blooded rhythms range from the crunchy, organic drums on