Being Somewhere
{{Infobox album
| name = Being Somewhere
| type = Studio
| artist = Dan Mangan
| cover = Dan Mangan Being Somewhere.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 28, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Indie folk, Indie rock
| length = 31:12
| label = Arts & Crafts
| producer = Drew Brown
| prev_title = Thief
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Being Elsewhere Mix
| next_year = 2024
| misc =
}}
Being Somewhere is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, released October 28, 2022 on Arts & Crafts Productions.Scott Lewis, [https://indie88.com/dan-mangan-announces-new-lp-shares-single-just-know-it/ "Dan Mangan announces new LP, shares single 'Just Know It'"]. CIND-FM, September 14, 2022.
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."Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dan_mangan_announces_new_album_being_somewhere "Dan Mangan Announces New Album 'Being Somewhere'"]. Exclaim!, September 13, 2022.
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,Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dan_mangan_shares_new_single_in_your_corner_for_scott_hutchison "Dan Mangan Shares New Single 'In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison)'"]. Exclaim!, April 19, 2022. 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.Mike Usinger, [https://www.straight.com/music/on-our-radar-dan-mangans-ghostly-fire-escape-is-a-powerful-lifeline-for-anyone-whos-staring "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. A third preview song, "Just Know It", was released concurrently with the announcement of the album.
Awards
The album received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023,[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343 "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, January 31, 2023. and was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/events/polaris/polaris-music-prize-2023-short-list-1.6903778 "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list"]. CBC Music, July 13, 2023.
The video for "Fire Escape" won the Audience Award at the 2023 Prism Prize.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2023/07/07/snotty-nose-rez-kids-damn-right-wins-prism-prize-for-top-music-video.html "Snotty Nose Rez Kids' 'Damn Right' wins Prism Prize for top music video"]. Toronto Star, July 7, 2023.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Being Somewhere track listing
| all_writing = Dan Mangan and Drew Brown
| title1 = All My People
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = Fire Escape
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Easy
| length3 = 3:53
| title4 = Just Know It
| length4 = 2:13
| title5 = All Roads
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = In Your Corner (For Scott Hutchison)
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = Long After
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Wish I Was Here
| length8 = 3:01
| title9 = No Tragedy Please
| length9 = 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)
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