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The newly refined artist spent some time setting up his studio, and playing around with a drum machine, causing him to push the release date.

The move inspired a different kind of release for DeMarco, slowing down his process, with more time between when he wrote the songs and the debut. When Mac DeMarco moved from Queens to LA to release, “This Old Dog,” his fifth album in just over half a decade, he brought with him a handful of demos that he’d written in New York. I’m Italian, so I guess this is an Italian rock record.Released on May 5th, Mac DeMarco‘s This Old Dog is a tender, close look at “family… depression, anxiety,” and the juxtaposition between these emotions and happiness, something that, according to Mac DeMarco “everybody goes through – unless you have your eyes closed your whole life.” As usual, making large statements that are simultaneously ironic and insightful. “This is my acoustic album, but it’s not really an acoustic album at all. This Old Dog is rooted more in a synth-base than any of his previous releases, but he is careful not to let that tactic overshadow the other instruments and overall “unplugged” mood of the work. So this is a new thing for me.”Īnd right from the offset, from the pops and clicks of the CR-78 and acoustic strums on the album-opening “My Old Man,” and the synth-drenched beauty of the second track, “This Old Dog,” it’s clear that DeMarco’s bag is filled with new tricks indeed. “The majority of this album is acoustic guitar, synthesizer, some drum machine, and one song is electric guitar. It was a different vibe.”ĭeMarco wrote some demos for This Old Dog on an acoustic guitar, an eye-opening method for him. When that happens, you really get to know the songs. But this time, I wrote them and they sat. Usually I just write, record, and put it out no problem. But then I realized that moving to a new city, and starting a new life takes time. DeMarco says, “I demoed a full album, and as I was moving to the West Coast I thought I’d get to finishing it quickly.

Arriving in California with a grip of demos he’d written in New York, he realized after a few months of setting up his new shop that the gap was giving him perspective.

It was a little space-in time, location (he moved from Queens to Los Angeles), and method-that inspired DeMarco while making This Old Dog. In conjunction with today’s album announcement, DeMarco is announcing a North American tour and sharing two lead singles - “My Old Man” and “This Old Dog.” They are the album’s openers and right off the bat, they show a new sonic direction and a glimpse into the very personal nature of this record. 26-year old MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco) will release This Old Dog, his third album and first full-length since 2014’s Salad Days, on May 5th 2017 worldwide via Captured Tracks.