Listen to "Troubled Mind" by The Fretless feat. Dan Mangan
Hello love,
More music! I know 2 letters a week apart is unusual from me, but this warrants a note. Years back, I met Trent Freeman when we were sat next to each other on an airplane (remember airplanes?). We chatted about touring, music, and his band, The Fretless - a JUNO award winning string quartet. We kept in touch here and there, and then one day, he sent me an instrumental demo of Troubled Mind - and it totally ripped!
It was so different from the original, but still harnessed the feeling/energy of how the song thumps in my head. I ducked down to my studio and whipped off some vocal takes. There was a pensive vibe to the recording, and I ended up mostly whispering the lyrics. It's so cool to hear this song completely reinterpreted through the lens of a pair of violins, a viola and a cello. I hope you'll have a listen!
And a big huge thank-you to everyone who has listened to Windermere this past week. I received a lot of lovely notes from people about this song. Yaehsun's track is amazing - feels like Tame Impala on quaaludes.
The new album is probably 60-70% finished. I've been working long-distance with my dear pal Drew Brown in Chicago throughout the pandemic. He's worked with many of my favourite bands - Radiohead, Beck, etc. - and there is some seriously exciting stuff percolating behind the scenes here. I cannot wait to share this new work.
And, if you haven't yet, please do watch Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing. It's, uhhhhh.. not your typical music doc...
Watch "Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing"
And as a reminder, Arts & Crafts is having a big ol' sale on my catalog. It's almost like they don't trust my fashion sense or something...
Dan Mangan #DROPPED - 15% off all catalog
And lastly, the shows in Toronto and Kitchener, originally booked for March 13th and 14th of 2020, which have now been rescheduled 4 times, have finally found their final resting place. THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND I'M GOING TO COME AND SING ALL LOUD UP IN YOUR FACE.
SHOWS
LET'S DO THIS
Jul 31 - Aug 1. Mulhurst, AB @ Pigeon Lake Music Festival | TICKETS
Nov 22. Kitchener, ON @ Centre in the Square | TICKETS
Nov 23. Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall | TICKETS
As always, thanks for your ears and your eyes.
Much love,
x
Dan