Balmy keyboards, oceanic synths and soothing acoustic guitars accompany Mac’s charismatic and impassioned vocals, making for his most lush collections of tracks yet. Fans of Mac aren’t likely to find this a shocking new turn though, as it feels like the natural progression towards a more mellow style and that shows a gifted songwriter flourishing. Where the self-effacing slacker-rock mini-opus Salad Days was led by surfy riffs, This Old Dog indulges in the more ambient and electronic side of the Canadian’s stylistic palette, picking up from where songs like ‘Chamber Of Reflection’ and ‘Another One’ left off. The LP arrives following a slew of albums and EPs that have reached cult-like status in the modern indie scene, which most artists would see as a daunting task to follow-up, but the ever-modest Mac sounds as laid back and charming as ever. Mac DeMarco is one of the greatest crafters of the love song working today, as exemplified on his mellow third album ‘This Old Dog’.Īlthough he is known for his goofy demeanour, wonderfully weird music videos and crazy live shows, there’s no mistaking that the Viceroy-puffing Mac DeMarco is one of the finest crafters of the love song working today, as exemplified on his third record This Old Dog.
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