The stripped back, ‘less is more’ approach of This Old Dog is evidently on display straight off the bat. Whereas his previous offering Another One was his ’70s adult contemporary release, this one seems to be his world weary, sombre, comedown record, as well as a solid display of his knack for concise, memorable and melodic songwriting. This Old Dog follows neatly in this continuing odyssey, where ol’ Mac is beginning to reflect and it feels as though he’s hit that proverbial quarter-life crisis. However, take into account the repertoire already under his belt over the past five years and it’s a body of work which most artists would kill for, from the lo-fi 2 to the adolescent Salad Days and the mature Another One. You may think it ridiculous that McBriare Samuel Lanyon “Mac” DeMarco (Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV to his mother and Mac Demarco if you’re searching on Spotify) be considered an old dog by any stretch of the imagination, especially with just 27 years on the clock-o-meter.
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