![]() ‘This Old Dog’ sees him conquering this more mature side, without even a shade of boring. ![]() He can be the good-time, goofy guy with a reputation that precedes him, or he can be an earnest songwriter with serious bite. It’s clear by now that DeMarco can conquer two different forms. Mac DeMarcos new album 'This Old Dog' CD / LP / White Vinyl LP (Captured Tracks) is out this Friday, May 5th. The first is a simple tribute to DeMarco’s half-sister the second is a diary entry as he watches his absent father struggle with illness. Sweet, short-lived songs ‘Sister’ and ‘Watching Him Fade Away’ end each side of the record. But every so often a moment of madness slips in, and this gives the Canadian an edge over his peers. ‘This Old Dog’ is mostly a gorgeous, perfectly paced record for lazy days outside. The song is essentially an apology to them. One thing led to another and his mother and grandmother saw it. ![]() ![]() Due to it being the 21st century, a video of it ended up online. DeMarco sends shrill screams through his effects pedals, like he’s climbing up the walls. This song is about when Mac was playing a drunken gig and somehow drumsticks ended up in his behind. What starts as a mesh of lovely, lush chords morphs into a mad echo chamber. The latter springs up in the record’s ghoulish, seven-minute penultimate track ‘Moonlight On The River’, which captures the unease and suspicion of being comfortable in your mid-twenties. ![]()
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