About “This Old Dog”

This Old Dog is the third full-length album by Mac DeMarco.

Mac plays, as usual, all the instruments.

On Captured Tracks website Mac said:

I demoed a full album, and as I was moving to the West Coast [from Queens to California, Ed.] I thought I’d get to finishing it quick. But then I realized that moving to a new city, and starting a new life takes time. Usually I just write, record, and put it out; no problem. But this time, I wrote them and they sat. When that happens, you really get to know the songs. It was a different vibe.

The album is more acoustic than his previous albums. About that Mac said:

The majority of this album is acoustic guitar, synthesizer, some drum machine, and one song is electric guitar. So this is a new thing for me. This is my acoustic album, but it’s not really an acoustic album at all. That’s just what it feels like, mostly. I’m Italian, so I guess this is an Italian rock record.

On a KCRW Radio show Mac said: