Being Somewhere

2022 studio album by Dan Mangan

Being Somewhere

Studio album by

Dan Mangan

Released

October 28, 2022

Genre

Indie folk, Indie rock

Length

31:12

Label

Arts & Crafts

Producer

Drew Brown

Dan Mangan chronology

Thief
(2020)

Being Somewhere
(2022)

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]

Awards

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Mangan and Drew Brown

*Being Somewhere* track listing
No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Musicians

Dan Mangan – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–9), percussion (1), synthesizer (1, 2, 7, 8), programming (3), piano (6)
Susumu Mukai – guitar (1–3, 5, 7), percussion (1, 3), programming (1, 3, 7), bass guitar (2, 5), synthesizer (2, 5, 7)
Drew Brown – programming (1–3, 5, 7–9), synthesizer (1–5, 7–9), bass guitar (5, 7)
Joey Waronker – drums (2, 5, 7), percussion (2, 5, 7)
Jason Falkner – guitar (2, 5); bass guitar, synthesizer (5)
Dave Okumu – bass guitar (3)
Thomas Bartlett – Mellotron, piano (4, 8); synthesizer (8)
Kevin Drew – synthesizer (4)
Ohad Benchetrit – synthesizer (4)
Mary Lattimore – harp (6, 9)
Gwilym Gold – piano (6)
Lexx – programming (7)

Technical

Drew Brown – production, mixing (all tracks); engineering (6)
David Ives – mastering (all tracks), mixing (1, 4)
Lexx – mixing (3, 5, 7)
Darrell Thorp – mixing (6, 9)
John Raham – engineering (6)

References

^ Scott Lewis, "Dan Mangan announces new LP, shares single ‘Just Know It’". CIND-FM, September 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Allie Gregory, "Dan Mangan Announces New Album 'Being Somewhere'". Exclaim!, September 13, 2022.
^ Alex Hudson, "Dan Mangan Shares New Single 'In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison)'". Exclaim!, April 19, 2022.
^ Mike Usinger, "On Our Radar: Dan Mangan's ghostly "Fire Escape" is a powerful lifeline for anyone who's staring into the abyss". The Georgia Straight, July 20, 2022.
^ "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
^ "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.
^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video". Toronto Star, July 7, 2023.