With this record, DeMarco has successfully dislodged the drumstick to become a performer of genuine class He has admirably carved his own distinct sound and This Old Dog has shown him remain true to this, but branch out and grow as a musician nonethelessĭeMarco has always worn his talent lightly, but finally he sounds focused An artist shedding every inch of wackiness from his bone and sounding all the better for it The sound of an artist on top of his game. It sees our protagonist at his most mellow and introspective This Old Dog indeed has some new tricks in it We need more of the second thingĪ selection of unhurried, sun-dappled songsĭon’t let its modest exterior fool you: DeMarco’s latest has a rich emotional life that will reveal itself over time. Being a deep, multidimensional millennial songwriter who speaks fluent goofball is an entirely different thing. Without the typically busy electric guitar runs, This Old Dog uncovers much more of DeMarco’s enlightening lyricism, laying bare his emotive underbelly with opuses drenched in California malaise and millennial indifferenceīeing a goofball who writes goofball pop songs is one thing. He is one of the best we’ve got right now Proof that DeMarco could really be more than just the signal bearer for a musical fad.
Intimate and endearingly honest, ‘This Old Dog’ is Mac DeMarco’s most essential chapter of slacker gospel yetĪs he reflects deeply and meaningfully on family, love, relationships, life and near-death throughout his songs, DeMarco shows us that he's a lot more complicated than he seems Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent review