![]() But this melancholic approach – serious themes, stoned demeanour – seems a smart way to reposition himself. There’s undeniably a bid for respectability going on here – DeMarco once famously performed with a drumstick up his bum, which is a reputation that takes some shedding. ![]() The album ends with Watching Him Fade Away, in which even woozier organs help relay the complex feelings of losing someone you dislike yet are inextricably bound to (“Haven’t got the guts to call him up / Walk around as if you never cared in the first place.”). Opening track My Old Man expresses his growing fear, over acoustic guitar and reverb-drenched organ, of seeing his dad when he looks in the mirror. But his musical take on their relationship – which dominates his third full-length album – is more nuanced. This Old Dog picks up where 2014’s Salad Days left off, with a set of sunlit, heartfelt singer/songwriter fare that finds DeMarco reflecting on family with often. When it comes to his relationship with his father, Mac DeMarco has decided not to sit on the fence: “ He’s kind of a piece of shit,” was one recent verdict on the man who walked out on him when he was four. Though Mac DeMarco has become known, in part, for playing a lovable buffoon online and on stage, he's also quietly assembled one of the most rewarding bodies of work in indie rock.
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