Mac demarco this old dog tabh mac#

ThereвЂ™s tracks like the folksy opener My Old Man,В an introspective look into DemarcoвЂ™s relationship with his father, and then more classic sounding tunes drawing on MacвЂ™s hopeless romantic side, like Baby YouвЂ™re OutВ or Still Beating.В The sparkly, almost neo-psychedelic For the First TimeВ stands out amongst a range of bluesy indie balalds, while the folksy Latin soft-rock on Dreams from YesterdayВ draws immediate comparisons with Devendra Banhart. In terms of his whole career too, some of MacвЂ™s strongest and most refined material comes together forВ this latest project. ItвЂ™s less fast moving jangle pop, and more slow burning love ballads that hark back in timeВ with a Demarco touch. MacвЂ™s sound has always been minimal, but This Old DogВ appears to be his most sparse record вЂ“ but once again, in the best way possible. Every track is sort of carefully cultivated, near perfect but not quite, in the best way possible. His vocal performances are crisp, yet loose вЂ“ too perfect and he wouldnвЂ™t match the idling, low fidelity instrumentals beneath his voice.

MacвЂ™s bluesy, part freak-folksy, almost John Lennon sounding vocals return to haunt the halls of This Old DogвЂ™sВ thirteen tracks. MacвЂ™s love affair with analog synths and vintage machinery that really showed itself on Another OneВ is just as present on This Old Dog.В Plenty of these new tracks showcase their lo-fi, throwback appeal glitzy bells on For the First Time,В Latin-esque electronics on Dreams from Yesterday,В even subdued, cloudy pads on On the Level.В MacвЂ™s mantra seems to be keep it simple В thereвЂ™s nothing incredibly groundbreaking going on here, but that throwback sound is somethingВ he most definitely does well.

Opening track My Old ManВ might begin with an off-kilter drum machine beat, but as soon as MacвЂ™s signature guitar joins in, things immediately start to feel very Salad Days-y вЂ“ but thatвЂ™s far from a bad thing.

Mac demarco this old dog tabh mac#

Mac DemarcoвЂ™s third studio album may be more of the familiar indie rock cross jangle pop weвЂ™ve come to expect from him, but somehow that classic formula still manages to impress on This Old Dog.В Despite the addition of drum machines and synthesizers into the mix, the slacker-singer-songwriterвЂ™s latest has still got that jangly, lazy charm about it, bringing together bothВ the moody indie rock of Salad DaysВ andВ the vintage pop ballads ofВ 2015вЂ™s mini LP Another OneВ into aВ project thatвЂ™s part throwback pop and part folksy blues.