For newcomers to Mac, I recommend checking out 'One Another', 'Still Beating', 'For the First Time', and 'Moonlight on the River' with the closing track 'Watching Him Fade Away'. It considers how his use of social media jars with the sentimental lyrics beneath his care-free hipster exterior. For all of Mac's goofy and downright crazy tendencies, at the center lies a fine songwriter with a knack for writing reflective tunes, and This Old Dog stands as his most consistent and musically deep album. This is a review of Mac DeMarco's fifth LP, again written for the University newspaper. This is Mac DeMarco’s autumnal moonscape, a story told with an honesty that only emerges in the deepest hours of the night. While taking the laid-back vibes of Salad Days forward, he strips down to the acoustic guitar for much of this album with great success, while also including some of the keyboard hooks ('For the First Time', 'One More Love Song') that 2015's Another One helped propel him to stardom in the indie rock community. But with This Old Dog, DeMarco invites the listener back into the fold with gusto, and the material connects like a punch to the gut. With 2017's This Old Dog, Mac Demarco demonstrates what his long-time fans have known for awhile now - his knack for writing a heartfelt tune With 2017's This Old Dog, Mac Demarco demonstrates what his long-time fans have known for awhile now - his knack for writing a heartfelt tune that James Taylor or John Lennon would be proud of.

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