Album
Album Review:
Review:
This
This Old
Old Dog
Dog by
by Mac
Mac DeMarco
DeMarco
Due out next
month, This Old Dog
is Canadian indie rock
singer-songwriter
Mac
DeMarco’s third full-
length studio album,
following 2015 EP Another
One. Reflective of his
past work, This Old Dog
includes added elements
such as drum machines
and synthesisers that
help mature the record,
whilst
keeping
with
his trademark chilled
sound. Described by Mac
DeMarco himself as “the
sister-track to Chamber
of Reflection” fans will
recognise his signature lo-
fi production sound with
track On the Level, as well
as the album’s title track.
Songs such as My Old Man
and One More Love Song
introduce us to a much
more personal side of Mac
DeMarco, as he discusses
his relationship with his
father and a deep-routed
fear of heartbreak.
It’s safe to say
that alike the rest of his
discography, the new
album still has the ability
to transport the listener
back in time to a pool
party/garden
barbecue
from the 1980’s, with
This Old Dog undoubtedly
showing
progression
in both Mac DeMarco’s
music and his career.
Written by Tatjana
Harrington-Steward
Tracklis
t
1. My Old
Man
2. This O
ld Dog
3. Baby
You're O
ut
4 . For t
he First
Time
5. One A
not
6. Still B her
eating
7.
8. Dream Sister
s
9. A Wolf From Yesterda
y
Who We
ars Shee
p's
Clothes
10. One
More L
11. One t ove Song
he Level
12. Moo
nlight o
n t
13. Watc
hing Him he River
Fade Aw
ay
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Gig Preview:
Preview:
Gig
Mac DeMarco,
DeMarco, End
End of
of the
the
Mac
Road festival
festival
Road
Having previously performed at
the festival back in 2015, and as part of
his tour for new record This Old Dog, Mac
DeMarco is set to return to Dorset’s End
of the Road festival later this Summer.
Headlining alongside folk-indie musician
Father John Misty, and playing amongst
acts such as Slowdive, The Jesus & Mary
Chain and Parquet Courts, the singer
has expressed his admiration for the
festival and it’s founder, Simon Taffe, in
numerous interviews.
If his 2015 performance is
anything to go by, fans should expect a
sense of utter madness, hilarious onstage
banter and lots of crowd surfing. With
an album that’s much more matured and
personal in it’s content than any of the
singer’s previous work, Mac DeMarco is
sure to captivate his crowd - enhancing
the intimate, relaxed vibe that is part of
what makes End of the Road festival so
special.
End of the Road festival runs from 31st
August-3rd September 2017, located in
Dorset’s Larmer Tree Gardens - tickets are
available from the festival’s website
Written by Tatjana
Harrington-Steward
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