He transitions into denial over the departure of his girlfriend in For the First Time. But as we see in his shifting experiences and feelings throughout the album is that Mac is not growing stagnant in his behavior, but paradoxically in his cycles of behavior. This Old Dog comforts his love, and himself, by searching for the advantages of growing set in his ways and remaining faithful. Mac sees himself becoming his father, growing old, slowing down in My Old Man. This Old Dog sees Mac DeMarco gazing into the afterglow and coming across some uncustomary awareness, finding moments of dread turning into reassurance and turning back once again. You pick yourself up, brush the snack remains off of your chest, click the power button, and get some rest for the next cycle.

In the midst of the concentrated TV projection and the acquired grogginess, you come across some overwhelmingly nondramatic realizations. And you notice that you don't remember the entertaining content you've been ingesting for the past eight hours. You notice how late it's getting, how uncomfortably those chip crumbs have been nestled under your shirt all night. And staring at those vibrantly colored, yet empty and unmoving lines, you notice your eyes have been burning. Frustrated, or as much as you can be in this dormant state, you lie there waiting for your quality programming to pop back up on the screen. You've been perusing through the telly when your non-committal channel surfing is interrupted by a bunch of vertical multicolored bars. Review Summary: The DeMarco interview we've yet to see.ġ2:30 A.M.

Mac demarco this old dog album cover