Canada is almost unfathomably large.
Flying over the country, it's astonishing just how varied, how striking, how naturally beautiful the Canadian landscape is. Shifting from Pacific to Atlantic, arctic tundra to prairie, it's a nation which never ceases to surprise.
Retreating to his native Vancouver, Dan Mangan began working with a series of musicians from the city's experimental community.
Allowing his songwriting to shift and develop, the newly re-christened Dan Mangan + Blacksmith will release new album 'Club Meds' on January 12th through City Slang.
Before this, Clash is able to unveil the new video for 'Vessel'. Beautifully pieced together by Ben Clarkson, it finds inspiration in the landscapes and narratives that make up Canada.
Ben Clarkson: "It is complicated to open a conversation about the way we depict our history and our identity. Stories are powerful, and the way histories are told often reinforce the power of the powerful. How we tell the story, how our oral, written and visual traditions transmit interpretations of the past affects our behaviour, our ontology, here in the present. I would love to discuss how there are different histories. I believe that the quiet stability that many of us enjoy is a phantasm. I believe we have a great deal of work to do in order to live with one another in a way that agrees with our values (or the values we'd like to have). History is not finished and we must take ownership of it, or others will do it for us."
Watch it now.
'Club Meds' is due to be released on January 12th on City Slang.
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