''This Old Dog'' is the third full-length studio album by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Mac DeMarco MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV; April 30, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco has released six full-length studio albums, his debut ''Rock and Roll Night C ...

, released on May 5, 2017 through

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. Following the release of '' Another One'', DeMarco moved from his isolated

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home to a house in

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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.

Recording

DeMarco recorded ''This Old Dog'' while moving to Los Angeles. He describes the experiences and time it took to develop and make the album:

Reception

''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". 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."

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Personnel

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– all instruments and vocals,

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, mixing, and

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