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| Released | January 20, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Length | 34:48 | |||
| Label | Mac's Record Label | |||
| Producer | Mac DeMarco | |||
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Five Easy Hot Dogs is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco. A departure from the previous studio albums in DeMarco's discography, the album is entirely instrumental and was recorded during a road trip from Los Angeles to New York. [1] [2] it was announced on January 4, 2023, and released on January 20. [3]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Beats per Minute | 73% [6] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10 [9] |
| PopMatters | 6/10 [10] |
| The Telegraph | [11] |
The album received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregator Metacritic. [4]
All tracks are written by Mac DeMarco.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gualala" | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Gualala 2" | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Crescent City" | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Portland" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Portland 2" | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Victoria" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Vancouver" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Vancouver 2" | 2:02 |
| 9. | "Vancouver 3" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Edmonton" | 2:23 |
| 11. | "Edmonton 2" | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Chicago" | 2:24 |
| 13. | "Chicago 2" | 2:12 |
| 14. | "Rockaway" | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 34:48 | |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 169 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [13] | 83 |
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