“…they confirm that a truly great song exists outside of time and trend. But parallels between DeMarco and Taylor extend beyond their sound: they’ve both been known as boyish wild men who are fond of the bottle, and whose unpredictable, spastic personalities are at odds with the mellow, emotive songs they write.”
“…Because Mac DeMarco, or at least the legendary version of him that exists in his fans’ minds, transcends both time and space…”
“Due to the universal relatability of “being alive,” This Old Dog tells a simple, though spellbinding, story of some of life’s guarantees: family (in all its various forms), home, love and impending death.”
“…both in terms of sound and subject matter, the album finds DeMarco beginning to venture beyond the music he built his carefree indie bro reputation on. And it may be an antidote for his goofball exploits if, like me, you often find that stuff obscuring his formidable songwriting talent.”
“As an anti-star who, at his heart, would likely be happy playing in a Midwest basement for beer money, DeMarco possesses innately strong songwriting abilities, endearing him to bedroom lo-fi purists and besandled Parrotheads alike.”
“Mac DeMarco had a little pre-celebratory birthday and record release bash over the weekend, serving up some hot dogs and new tunes from This Old Dog.”
“Moms will be moms, but there’s something deeper to her understanding of Mac’s ambling tracks, and the sadness that’s often muddled beneath all that smeared reverb.”
“DeMarco has a different style this time around, but what isn’t different is the classic, laid-back feel that fans have come to love.”
“For someone who appears to be professionally irreverent, he [Mac] is painfully self-aware of his precise coordinates along this generally strange journey.”
“…yet amid the partying, the lewd behaviour, the wonky and sometimes raunchy sense of humour, Mac DeMarco’s image has kind of gotten away from him.”
“As a kind of pied piper for the blog crowd, Mr. DeMarco, with his trademark gaptoothed smile and disarming baby blues….but on-the-ground, grass-roots outreach via nonstop touring and direct human connection.”
Mac DeMarco joins Loud and Quiet’s Midnight Chats Podcast – Episode 25
Mac Demarco lives in a paradox of chillness. While his music is celebrated for its slacker romanticism, his own schedule is packed with writing, touring, and all the other trappings of a musician’s lifestyle. He follows a path that is just as much weary as it is youthfully blissful. Yet Mac has a humble knack for making it all seem so easy. At home, signing autographs in his Echo Park bungalow, he dispatches wisdom on cigarettes, sandwiches, and Michael Jackson.
“…in between impossibly gorgeous, slowed-down renditions of ‘2’ favourite ‘Annie’ and more recent track ‘Without Me’ – both of which prove that, without any bells and whistles, the singer’s got a crooner’s pair of pipes that could melt the stoniest of hearts”
“…Mac DeMarco is the latest guest to eat spicy chicken wings and get interviewed for First We Feast’s series ‘Hot Ones’…”
“…A gorgeous amble of father-son ponderings, delivered in that slightly flat, patient Demarco tone. I played this five times in a row…”
Pitchfork features Mac DeMarco’s This Old Dog on Best New Track video
“…’Maybe sometimes my love may be put on hold,’ he sings over the late-night drip of guitar swells…”
“…DeMarco’s subtle wail and refusal to bow to an apathy conceived in heartbreak are sources of strength.”
“Actually, I’ve never had a dog in my life. I’ve had a lot of cats, and “This Old Cat” doesn’t really ring the same way.”
“The burnished acoustic pop of ‘This Old Dog,’ the title track (and one of two new songs including ‘My Old Man’) from Mac’s upcoming LP, is in line with his continued worries about getting longer in the teeth.”
Lo-fi rocker unveils first two songs, “My Old Man” and “This Old Dog,” from first full-length album since 2014’s “Salad Days”
DeMarco shares new tracks “My Old Man” and “This Old Dog.
“…There’s no word yet on what DeMarco’s new album’s called or when to expect it, but presumably it’s coming sometime relatively soon…”
Life is complicated and full of tough questions. We seek answers from people we respect, so who better to turn to than your favourite artists? Mac DeMarco is everyone’s favourite person. If he isn’t yours, then, well, I’m not sure what to say.
Me and him, we’re each sitting on a sofa in the artist lounge and bar area in the basement of the famed San Francisco venue, The Warfield, where he’ll be playing to a sold out crowd in a few hours, one night after playing a sold out show across town at The Independent.
You have to love when a band has nothing new to promote but plays a show for the fuck of it. And you have to love when that band brings along their friends’ bands who also kick ass.
Throughout Mac DeMarco’s 90-minute set at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night, the video screens blended performance footage of DeMarco and his three-piece band with images of Kelsey Grammer as the X-Men character Beast.
