| This Old Dog | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mac DeMarco |
| Cover: | MacDeMarcoThisOldDog.png |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Studio: | Jizz Jazz Studios (Queens, New York and Los Angeles, California) |
| Label: | Captured Tracks, Royal Mountain Records |
| Producer: | Mac DeMarco |
| Prev Title: | Another One |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Here Comes the Cowboy |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
This Old Dog is the third full-length studio album by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mac DeMarco, released on May 5, 2017 through Captured Tracks.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Following the release of Another One, DeMarco moved from his isolated Queens home to a house in Los Angeles to create the album. The album spawned two singles in January, "My Old Man" and "This Old Dog", which are the two first tracks on the album. The singles "On The Level" and "One More Love Song" were released in April 2017. The album leaked on April 13, 2017.
DeMarco recorded This Old Dog while moving to Los Angeles. He describes the experiences and time it took to develop and make the album:
This Old Dog garnered the Best New Track title from Pitchfork with writer Marc Hogan calling it a "shaggy ode to romantic constancy, come what may".[7]
In his review for the album, Mark Richardson of Pitchfork writes, "DeMarco seems to kick back and let everything fall into place, but his music demonstrates a relentless devotion to craft, with all the fundamentals intact."
| Publication | Accolades | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclaim | Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017 | |||
| Les Inrockuptibles | Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Noisey | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year |
Adapted from the album liner notes.