Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Dan Mangan Shares New Video For Latest Single “Fire Escape”

JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Dan Mangan is set to release his highly-anticipated sixth studio album later this year via Arts & Crafts. Leading the way is his new single and video “Fire Escape”.

Produced by Drew Brown (Radiohead, Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg) and featuring an all-star backing combo comprised of Brown, Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M., Roger Waters), Jason Falkner (Air, Jenny Lewis, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds), and Susumu “Zongamin” Mukai (Floating Points, Vanishing Twin), “Fire Escape” is joined by an equally star-studded official music video, directed by filmmaker Lester Lyons-Hookham and co-starring actors Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul) and Allison Wright (The Americans, Snowpiercer).

“‘Fire Escape’ is about our unshakable longing to be seen, heard, and understood,” says Mangan. “When everyone was isolated at home I became enamored with the idea of fire escapes becoming a gathering place, a way to connect with your neighbors. I love the idea that even in the very worst of circumstances or with limited resources, humans will find a way to feel unity.”

The song’s steady pace and subtle optimism is juxtaposed by the accompanying visuals, as Mangan calmly takes a beating on the regular before bouncing back to get along with his assailant.

Check it out below and catch Mangan on tour (dates just past):

Tour dates:

July 22-24 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival

Aug 4 – Huntsville, ON – Algonquin Theatre

Aug 5 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons

Aug 6 – Niagara on the Lake, ON – Jackson Triggs

Aug 7 – Waterford, ON – Old Town Hall

Aug 19 – Coquitlam, BC – Kaleidoscope Arts Festival

Nov 9 – Dublin, IR – Whelan’s

Nov 10 – Chester, UK – St. Mary’s

Nov 11 – Manchester, UK – Low Four

Nov 13 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club

Nov 15 – London, UK – Scala

Nov 16 – Brighton, UK – Chalk

Nov 17 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown

Nov 18 – Groningen, NL – Lutherse Kerk

Nov 19 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg

Nov 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Raahuset

Nov 22 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtspeicher

Nov 23 – Berlin, DE – Frannz

Nov 25 – Schorndorf, DE – Manufaktur

Nov 27 – Prague, CZ – Le Royal

Nov 28 – Vienna, AT – B72

Nov 30 – Zurich, CH – Bogen F

Dec 1 – Nyon, CH – La Parenthèse

Dec 2 – Paris, FR – Pop Up Du Label

Dec 3 – Antwerp, BE – Rock Lobster

Dec 4 – Cologne, DE – Gebäude 9