DAN MANGAN ANNOUNCES 2022 CANADIAN TOUR DATES

TOUR DATES BEGIN FEBRUARY 25 

ARTIST PRESALE BEGINS TUESDAY DECEMBER 7,  GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 HERE

DAN MANGAN’S OH FORTUNE (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) OUT NOW VIA ARTS AND CRAFTS

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Today, Dan Mangan is ready to announce that he’s returning to the road for a string of tour dates throughout Canada beginning February 25. Artist presale will begin tomorrow, December 7, followed by general public onsale on Friday, December 10 here. All dates are listed below. 

Recently, we marked the 10th anniversary of Dan’s pivotal, JUNO Award winning album, Oh Fortune. The LP has been re-released and arrives complete with a bonus disc of ten ‘mostly’ unheard album outtakes, demos, and live versions of tracks from that era. In an essay reminiscing about the making of Oh Fortune, Mangan says:

"Four years of thought and trial-by-fire manifested in the creation of Nice, Nice, Very Nice. I’d spent that time cutting my teeth in the corners of noisy bars to people who were there for the drinks and, almost specifically, not for the music. My presence was not anticipated, but, more accurately - tolerated. Sometimes I’d had other musicians with me, but most often, I was alone. I felt like a comedian, chiseling my material in the underground. Figuring out what kept people, and what didn’t. I had to earn every perked ear. I played cafes, living rooms, back yards, sports bars - literally anywhere that would have me.”

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“Oh Fortune was born of a different kind of storm,” continues Mangan. “Luckily, Nice, Nice, Very Nice had succeeded. Those bars became theatres, and the momentum of a burgeoning career demanded a more consistent cast of faces in the van.

I knew that I had learned how to hold an audience. I knew that I had begun to unfold my mind through lyrics and melody.

Oh Fortune is about changing. Shifting. Adjusting to new footholds in new sands. Finding glory in letting go. Surviving another day and being a touch stronger for it. It’s about dangling your legs for the sharks. It’s about stories to tell as we age. It’s about aching for rain. It’s about the taste of something. It’s about the veins of a leaf mirroring the rivers of its forest. It's about flags burning together. It’s about the daylight forgiving you."

Read Dan’s full essay here : www.killbeatmusic.com/danmangan

Vinyl LPs of the Oh Fortune 10th Anniversary will be released in 2022.

ARTIST PRESALE BEGINS TUESDAY DECEMBER 7,  GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 HERE

ALL TOGETHER NOW 2022 CANADIAN TOUR DATES WITH GEORGIA HARMER
Feb 25 - Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Commons Theatre
Feb 28 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
Mar 01 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
Mar 03 - Red Deer, AB - Bo’s
Mar 04 - Calgary, AB - Bella Concert Hall
Mar 06 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre
Mar 26 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
Mar 27 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Mar 31 - Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre
Apr 01 - Nanaimo, BC - Port Theatre
Apr 02 - Campbell River, BC - Tidemark Theatre

Dan Mangan has partnered with TreeEra to plant one tree for every ticket purchased. For more information about TreeEra, please visit: www.treeera.com

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ELLEN FROESE SHARES NEW SINGLE / VIDEO, SIGNS WITH VICTORY POOL

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Folk singer-songwriter Ellen Froese’s comforting and husky warble gets crowds a little groovy and commands presence on Canadian and international stages. When she sings that she ‘feels like I’m waiting for you to let loose,’ a line from the first track on her 2019 album Fightin’ Words, listeners wonder how they could’ve ever kept her waiting.

Clever and slightly self-deprecating, Ellen’s songs get into the places of your heart that hold both those quieter melancholic feelings and those moments of warm contentment that make you want to dance shoulder to shoulder with whoever is around.

Today, the Saskatchewan songwriter is sharing the new single and video for “In The Sun”, a song about “conflict and feeling helpless, unable to get your point across,” says Froese. “It's about the feeling of not being heard, and just wanting to escape the cycle of thought - planning your next move, and thinking and thinking about what you could say to make them hear and understand you.

Recorded at The Rec Hall in Saskatoon, “In The Sun” features esteemed peers Clayton Linthicum (Kacy and Clayton - Guitar), Sam Corbett (The Sheepdogs - Drums/Production), and Chris Mason (The Deep Dark Woods - Bass). 

“I originally put a version of this song on my album with Campbell Woods, it's very folky. I thought it would be great to hear a lush, vibey version with pedal steel and soft harmonies. I think this new version gets the feeling of 'accepting sadness' across.”

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MORE ABOUT ELLEN FROESE

Growing up on a dairy farm in the heart of Saskatchewan, Ellen’s passion for music started at an early age, beginning with a love of listening to the classics in her dad’s truck. But it was discovering Neil Young that drove her to a love of songwriting. Hearing his music made her quit piano lessons to instead teach herself guitar.

The beginning of her career was heavily influenced by classic folk and bluegrass. In 2012, she and two friends formed In With The Old, which Ellen lovingly calls her “teenage bluegrass band,” which produced two albums and toured extensively. Now with three solo albums and one forthcoming in 2022, Ellen’s sound has evolved, though she’s never stopped being obsessed with folk music. Her music now adds elements of rock n’ roll, classic country ballads, honky-tonk, and 1970s psychedelic pop grooves while still being grounded in the bluegrass tradition of a working-class relatability.

Ellen is currently working on her fourth solo album, produced by Sam Corbett of The Sheepdogs, which finds her stepping out of her comfort zone even more. It’s sure to have fans swooning.

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CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON ANNOUNCES DELUXE VERSION OF DEBUT ALBUM ALPHA

2022 US TOUR DATES NOW ANNOUNCED

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“The immaculately mixed ALPHA is instead built on weighty writing and daring arrangements in which Day Wilson stays front and center, never allowing the production to overshadow her presence.” - PITCHFORK

Wilson has always had an uncannily evocative voice, the kind that leaves listeners spellbound, and an ability to write gut-wrenching songs, but this debut album feels like a homecoming. Gospel, folk, alt-R&B and neo-soul influences abound as she stretches the limits of her alto and quickly proves there are none.” - CBC MUSIC, #2 Canadian Album of the Year

"Her debut full-length is all her—vocally forward and lyrically bare. The songs are centered on Wilson’s rich, soulful voice, giving her tracks the intimacy of a private performance, while also boasting dense, artful production." - BANDCAMP

“a richly textured and starkly honest record anchored by Wilson's full-bodied vocals and uncompromising lyrics.” - EXCLAIM!

"...a singular creative force. A singer-songwriter who records and produces her own work with a tenacious yet flexible vision....Alpha is not so much an announcement of a prodigious new talent, as it is a confirmation of one." - FADER

"Wilson occupies a lane distinct from most burgeoning R&B stars and often allows her soulful music to be the center of attention. Wilson’s sound fills a space entirely its own, setting up the Toronto-born songwriter as one of this year’s most promising up-and-coming R&B acts....what is perhaps most striking about Wilson doesn’t involve her voice, but rather her production." - BILLBOARD

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Today, the Toronto-based musician and producer Charlotte Day Wilson released the deluxe edition of her breakthrough debut album ALPHA. The deluxe edition expands on the sonic narrative Charlotte introduced with the initial release of ALPHA by including an unreleased track "Even Is the Lie" and the remix of "Take Care of You" featuring King Princess, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Amaarae that was previously exclusively on Amazon. ALPHA (Deluxe) is out on all digital streaming platforms, with the vinyl edition of the album now available for pre-orders.

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Charlotte Day Wilson will also embark on a headlining US tour in 2022. Full tour dates are listed below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, December 3 at 10 AM local time.

2022 US TOUR DATE TICKETS HERE

ALPHA is an euphoric blend of R&B, jazz, and soul music. The album amassed critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, Billboard, FADER, Okay Player, and more. Charlotte made waves in the industry with the release of her debut EP CDW in 2016, along with her collaborations with BADBADNOTGOOD, Daniel Caesar, and Kaytranada. She made a return in 2018 with the poignant Stone Woman EP. Most recently, Drake sampled her song "Mountains" in his track "Fair Trade" (featuring Travis Scott) released on his album Certified Love Boy. With the release of ALPHA, Wilson established herself as a worldwide name.

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ALPHA (DELUXE) TRACKLIST:
1. Strangers
2. I Can Only Whisper (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD)
3. If I Could
4. Lovesick Utopia
5. Mountains
6. Danny’s Interlude
7. Changes
8. Take Care of You (feat. Syd)
9. Keep Moving
10. Wish it Was Easy
11. Adam Complex
12. Even is the Lie
13. Take Care of You Remix (Feat. King Princess, Amaarae & Meshell Ndegeocello)
14. If I Could (Music Video)
15. Keep Moving (Music Video)
16. Changes (Music Video)

2022 US TOUR DATES
March 2 - Detroit, MI
March 3 - Chicago, IL
March 5 - Philadelphia, PA
March 6 - Washington D.C
March 8 - New York, NY
March 10 - Atlanta, GA
March 12 - Dallas, TX
March 13 - Houston, TX
March 16 - Las Vegas, NV
March 17 - Los Angeles, CA
March 20 - Santa Ana, CA
March 21 - Oakland, CA
March 23 - Portland, OR
March 24 - Seattle, WA

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