Mac Demarco ‎– This Old Dog

Title: Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2017, Alternative, Indie Rock Jangle Pop, Edmonton, Canada 8/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: Mac D (90' - ) | Producer: Mac DeMarco
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Much of This Old Dog grew out of DeMarco confronting his complicated relationship with his largely absent father, who had become seriously ill with cancer. “Watching Him Fade Away” is especially raw, wrestling with the strange grief of watching a parent die when love, resentment, distance, and unfinished business all exist at the same time.

2. Studio Lore: DeMarco began the record around his move from Queens to Los Angeles, then deliberately slowed the process down. Working mostly alone, he stripped back his usual woozy guitar sound in favor of acoustic guitars, drum machines, and soft synthesizers, making the album feel more intimate than his earlier records.

3. Family Ties: DeMarco was raised primarily by his mother, Agnes, in Alberta after his parents separated. His father's long absence became part of the emotional background of This Old Dog, turning what sounds like a relaxed, sunny record into one of his most personal examinations of family, aging, and becoming the kind of man you want to be.