{"id":6088,"date":"2017-07-24T23:43:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T03:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=6088"},"modified":"2017-08-22T13:32:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T17:32:04","slug":"mac-demarco-this-old-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/mac-demarco-this-old-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac DeMarco <br>This Old Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mac_demarco-this_old_dog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6089\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mac_demarco-this_old_dog.jpg\" alt=\"Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mac_demarco-this_old_dog.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mac_demarco-this_old_dog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>A large part of Mac DeMarco\u2019s appeal\u2014his goofiness, in particular\u2014can be seen in his music videos. The most memorable one might be for <i>Salad Days\u2019<\/i> \u201cChamber of Reflection,\u201d where a chopped-and-screwed version of the song is the backing track for a lonesome, wandering Homer Simpson. Then there\u2019s \u201cOne Another,\u201d from his latest <i>This Old Dog<\/i> (Captured Tracks), where we see an awfully jolly DeMarco just hangin\u2019 around with the Grim Reaper. Once you see the continued fun with masks in the \u201cThis Old Dog,\u201d you might think you have a fairly accurate picture of DeMarco. But all of these particular DeMarco representations appear contrary to the actual content of <i>This Old Dog<\/i>, an album on which we hear DeMarco at his most subdued and reflective.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason for <i>This Old Dog\u2019s<\/i> contemplative direction; the album was at least partially inspired by DeMarco re-engaging with his estranged and cancer-diagnosed father. So themes about the passage of time and outright references to his father show up frequently. \u201cMy Old Man\u201d is fairly on the nose. \u201cOh no,\u201d he reflects, \u201clooks like, I\u2019m seeing more of my old man in me.\u201d Then there\u2019s the morbid but realistic \u201cWatching Him Fade Away,\u201d where DeMarco seems to weigh the value of a father\u2019s death when he wasn\u2019t present in his childhood anyway. \u201cThe thought of him no longer being around, well sure it would be sad but not really different,\u201d he admits. \u201cDreams from Yesterday\u201d mourns a different kind of loss, that of wide-eyed, youthful aspirations. \u201cOnce your life is set to settle down,\u201d DeMarco sings. \u201cTake a look around you, no more dreaming to be found.\u201d When hearing him this pensive, it\u2019s difficult to see anything goofy going on with DeMarco the singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n<p>Compositionally, DeMarco doesn\u2019t try harder than he has to. <i>Salad Days<\/i> and <i>2<\/i> had a certain punchiness to them that <i>This Old Dog<\/i> makes no attempt to resurrect. Regardless, DeMarco is as tender and warm as ever, primarily employing fuzzed, delightfully cheap-sounding synth (hear \u201cOn the Level,\u201d effectively this record\u2019s \u201cChamber of Reflection\u201d) and acoustic guitar for the music. These timbres lead the way to DeMarco becoming a straight solo crooner, leaving any sort of rock flourishes by the wayside. And even though <i>This Old Dog<\/i> lacks the charisma of previous records, it otherwise illustrates his consistency and growth as a songwriter. DeMarco and his friends will probably never stop clowning around, but <i>This Old Dog\u2019s<\/i> deep dive into seriousness shows that he doesn\u2019t have to be assertively goofy for his music to pay off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large part of Mac DeMarco\u2019s appeal\u2014his goofiness, in particular\u2014can be seen in his music videos. 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