This is somewhat of a departure from his previous work as these guitars are meticulously balanced with synth lines throughout the majority of This Old Dog. ‘Still Beating’ retains Mac’s classic clean electric guitar sound, while the prevalence of acoustic guitar in his newer output continues. On ‘For The First Time’, Demarco puts the guitar down, building the song on a sultry bass line and phasing synth decoration akin to that which he enlisted on ‘Chamber of Reflection’ from Salad Days. The words of ’Baby You’re Out’ may read like an apathetic goodbye to a lover, but the sound is classic joyful Mac.
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While both teaser cuts deal with heavier themes, they only display one facet of the emotions and expressions Mac puts forth on the rest of the album.ĭespite the album’s inspiration being borne from a sombre place, pure joy emanates from many of the songs. Both songs were released simultaneously in anticipation of the album and are slow burners concerned with the illness of Mac’s somewhat estranged father. Opening track ’My Old Man’ deals with the realisation that we become more and more like our parents with age & ’This Old Dog’ also grapples with the concept of growing older. As has become customary for the Canadian born musician, he self-produced and played all the instruments, with some mixing assistance from Shags Chamberlain (The Smallgoods). This Old Dog is being released through Brooklyn’s Captured Tracks, though its recording saw Demarco leave his adopted home of New York and decamp to Los Angeles, where he now resides.
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Full of lyrical mac-isms and packed out with enough guitar melodies to last you through till next time, this is what we have come to expect from Demarco.
ON his third official album outing This Old Dog, Mac Demarco presents another solid collection of tracks that don’t deviate too far from his trademark sound.
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