The album was recorded entirely by DeMarco himself in his Los Angeles home studio during the COVID-19 pandemic, with each track named after a different Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) departure gate.
- The album was released without prior announcement or promotion, a move that ran counter to DeMarco's usual release strategies.
- Five Easy Hot Dogs is the first instrumental full-length release of Mac DeMarco's career.
- The album's release coincided with DeMarco's 33rd birthday.
Mac DeMarco is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist known for his distinctive genre-bending style, often incorporating elements of psychedelic rock, bedroom pop, and Jangle pop. He first gained significant attention in the early 2010s with his releases on Captured Tracks.
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