![]() It was written between Los Angeles, where he recently moved to, and Brooklyn, but the happening doesn’t seem to affect the record at all. We left the Canadian songwriter three years ago with the mellow Salad Days. For newcomers to Mac, I recommend checking out "One Another", "Still Beating", "For the First Time", and "Moonlight on the River" with the closing track "Watching Him Fade Away". This Old Dog is Mac DeMarco’s third proper release on full-length, released on 5th May via Captured Tracks. For all of Mac's goofy and downright crazy tendencies, at the center lies a fine songwriter with a knack for writing reflective tunes, and This Old Dog stands as his most consistent and musically deep album. ![]() The 42-minute album spans across 13 songs, and sonically reaches a much more somber and melancholy mood than ever heard previously on a DeMarco project. While taking the laid-back vibes of Salad Days forward, he strips down to the acoustic guitar for much of this album with great success, while also including some of the keyboard hooks ("For the First Time", "One More Love Song") that 2015's Another One helped propel him to stardom in the indie rock community. Mac DeMarco, psychedelic indie singer/songwriter and self-described ape dinky, released his third full length album This Old Dog on May 5 th, 2017. With 2017's This Old Dog, Mac Demarco demonstrates what his long-time fans have known for awhile now - his knack for writing a heartfelt tune With 2017's This Old Dog, Mac Demarco demonstrates what his long-time fans have known for awhile now - his knack for writing a heartfelt tune that James Taylor or John Lennon would be proud of.
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