Older Than My Old Man Now is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on April 17, 2012, on 2nd Story Sound Records.

"[2] Regarding one of the album's most prominent themes, death, Wainwright noted, "I'm also old enough to have a lot of friends that have died already, people I knew and was close to.

"[3] Two of the songs from the album, "Older Than My Old Man Now" and "The Days That We Die", feature spoken word performances of prose written by Loudon Wainwright Jr. for Life magazine in the early 80s.

He was a huge presence in my life, and we had difficulties... very typical father-son oedipal clashes, but he was a remarkable guy, and a fine writer.

"[3] Following the album's release, Wainwright subsequently added spoken word performances of his father's writing into his live shows.

"[3] Prior to the album's release, The New Yorker's Hendric Hertzberg stated, "Older Than My Old Man Now is uniformly excellent.