It’s the for fans only cream pie series that Mac DeMarco amuses himself with every year: releasing the demos from his previous album. Time for This Old Dog that appeared in May 2017, a viscerally melancholic album. The wonder boy of the American indie scene certainly hasn’t forgotten his schoolboy humor, offbeat stories, radiant second-hand guitars or his wobbly synths, though the general tone of this album was marked by a certain detachment, even a slightly pensive mood… Since the original album was already more acoustic than his previous records, these stripped-back Old Dog Demos, published in September 2018, will only further convince hardcore Mac fans. For novices, we recommend a dose of Salad Days (2014) or Mac DeMarco 2 (2012). © Marc Zisman/Qobuz