Being Somewhere | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 28, 2022 | |||
Genre | Indie folk, Indie rock | |||
Length | 31:12 | |||
Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
Producer | Drew Brown | |||
Dan Mangan chronology | ||||
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Being Somewhere is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, released October 28, 2022 on Arts & Crafts Productions. [1]
The album was produced and recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Mangan stating that "The hard part was waiting; sometimes it took six weeks to resolve an issue that could have taken twenty minutes had we been together in a room. But Drew [Brown]'s dedication and talent cannot be understated, and this music doesn't sound like anything else I'm hearing these days." [2]
The album was preceded by the preview singles "In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison)", a tribute to Frightened Rabbit bandleader Scott Hutchison following his death in 2018, in April, [3] and "Fire Escape", the video for which starred actor Steven Ogg as a personification of a self-critical inner voice taunting and tormenting Mangan, in July. [4] A third preview song, "Just Know It", was released concurrently with the announcement of the album. [2]
The album received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023, [5] and was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. [6]
The video for "Fire Escape" won the Audience Award at the 2023 Prism Prize. [7]
All tracks are written by Dan Mangan and Drew Brown.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "All My People" | 3:34 |
2. | "Fire Escape" | 3:43 |
3. | "Easy" | 3:53 |
4. | "Just Know It" | 2:13 |
5. | "All Roads" | 3:37 |
6. | "In Your Corner (For Scott Hutchison)" | 3:16 |
7. | "Long After" | 3:44 |
8. | "Wish I Was Here" | 3:01 |
9. | "No Tragedy Please" | 4:11 |
Total length: | 31:12 |
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