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This Old Dog
Rock · 2017 · 13 tracks · 42m

This Old Dog

Mac DeMarco

A pivot toward acoustic intimacy and father-son reckoning. Stripped-back drum machines and tape-warped folk for quiet, sun-drenched isolation.

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It's like sitting on a porch with Mac while he finally tells you the truth about his dad.

A patient, sun-drenched meditation on family and the quiet passage of time.

This Old Dog · vs · Mac DeMarco
Family+3.4σ

The writing leans far further into family than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 42m
01
My Old Man
3:42
02
This Old Dog
2:31
03
Baby You’re Out
2:38
04
For the First Time
3:02
05
One Another
2:46
06
Still Beating
3:02
07
Sister
1:18
08
Dreams From Yesterday
3:27
09
A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes
2:49
10
One More Love Song
4:01
11
On the Level
3:48
12
Moonlight on the River
7:03
13
Watching Him Fade Away
2:23
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the CR-78 drum machine kicks in on My Old Man, anchoring the sparse acoustic strumming.
The seven-minute descent of Moonlight on the River, where the song dissolves into a psychedelic wash of feedback and delay.
The heartbreaking intimacy of the final track, where the music almost vanishes to leave only a raw, unadorned vocal.
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