DAN MANGAN RELEASES BEING ELSEWHERE MIX CD, A COLLECTION OF REIMAGINED TRACKS AND FAN FAVOURITES FOLLOWING ACCLAIMED ALBUM,
BEING SOMEWHERE, OUT AUGUST 30 2024
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SOLO TOUR DATES BEGIN THIS FALL
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Today, Dan Mangan is releasing the Being Elsewhere Mix CD, a follow up collection to his JUNO Award nominated, Polaris Music Prize Shortlisted album Being Somewhere, bringing together everything you know and love about Dan - from reimagined versions of fan-favourites on the album, covers of songs by Bob Dylan, Damien Jurado, and the Lumineers, and new songs like "Four Chords".
“Four Chords” is about “getting over yourself and just surrendering to the sweetness found in love,” says Mangan. “There was a moment at my wedding, late in the dance party - Tyler from Said The Whale was crushing a rendition of ‘You Make My Dreams Come True’ by Hall & Oates, backed by Yukon Blonde. My wife and I were standing on a speaker stack. Everyone was dancing like the world was ending and it just felt like a perfect moment. All of our friends and family, lost in the thick of the weight of everything. Like a photograph in my mind. Laden with gratitude and nostalgia.
“I wrote this song with my pal Andy Stochansky. He’s a big sappy sweetheart who is unafraid to write love songs. I’ve always resisted love songs because it’s hard to write one that isn’t riddled with cliche. He really encouraged me to tap into my sappy sweetheart side and I’m thankful he did, because I think this song unlocked something for me as a songwriter. I don’t know if I could have written ‘Find New Ways’ if I hadn’t written ‘Four Chords’ first.”
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MORE ABOUT BEING ELSEWHERE MIX CD
On the collection’s genesis, Mangan says, “When I started dating my wife in 2006, her Hyundai Accent was broken into and all of her CDs were stolen. I burned her three mix CDs so she’d have something to listen to whilst driving, and so that I could indoctrinate her with a slew of my favourite songs. Those songs still live in the lore of our relationship nearly 20 years later. Though streaming has since curtailed the Mix CD tradition, the format always managed to yield an intentionally esoteric mashup of ideas that modern playlisting doesn’t quite provide.
“Through twists and turns over two and a half years of long distance production, many songs on Being Somewhere strayed wildly from my initial voice memo demos. This was an exciting and integral part of the process, but I wanted to indulge my itch to reimagine a few of those songs.
“At the same time, my hard drive was filling up with other creative projects. I’d recorded a few songs for films and some random covers, as well as the single ‘Say When’ and then ‘Call Me Up High’ came out of nowhere and blindsided me - I couldn’t wait for a whole other album cycle to have this song in the world.”
WATCH / SHARE “CALL ME UP HIGH” HERE
WATCH / SHARE “FIND NEW WAYS” HERE
BUY / STREAM BEING ELSEWHERE MIX CD HERE
SOLO TOUR DATES
October 12 - Sudbury, ON - Knox Hall
October 15 - Collingwood, ON - Gibson And Company
October 16 - Galt, ON - Farm League Brewing
October 17 - Windsor ON - Meteor Bar
October 18 - Aylmer, ON - Aylmer Old Town Hall
October 19 - Ridgeway, ON - The Sanctuary Center for the Arts
October 20 - Bancroft, ON - The Village Playhouse
October 21 - Bracebridge, ON - Dead Horse Canyon
BEING ELSEWHERE MIX CD TRACKLIST
01 Call Me Up High
02 A.M. AM
03 Just Know It (Elsewhere Version)
04 Four Chords
05 Find New Ways
06 Maggie’s Farm
07 Fire Escape (Elsewhere Version)
08 Sleep On The Floor
09 Say When
10 All My People (Elsewhere Version)
11 Find New Ways (Acoustic)