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A wide variety of music on the Wavelength tonight including a couple of songs from new releases. We open with two tracks from the new album by British rock group Dry Cleaning. Stumpworks continues the great musical stylings the group explored on the debut album New Long Leg - with the dry, deadpan vocals of Florence Shaw atop the great alt-rock grooves created by her bandmates Tom Dowse (guitars) , Lewis Maynard (bass) and Nick Buxton (drums.) It s a lot of fun and once again Shaw s lyrics are really intriguing and thought-provoking. We also feature a new one from Kyp Harness and a song by Dan Mangan that reminds us that we have people/friends in our corner even when we full desperately alone with our troubles. Mangan dedicates this song to the spirit and memory of Scott Hutchison, who was the lead singer of the Scottish rock group Frightened Rabbit, until he sadly took his own life back in 2018. We then play two songs by Frightened Rabbit - one about how loneliness of depre
We open the show today in conversation with Dan Mangan, talking about his latest singles Fire Escape and In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison.) Dan takes us inside these two singles, and talks about the inspiration for both, including how he was deeply moved by the suicide of Scott Hutchison - the lead singer of Scottish group Frightened Rabbit. If you are feeling depressed or have suicidal thoughts and need help, you can reach out to the Ottawa Distress Centre 24/7 by calling 613-238-3311 or 613-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991. You can also visit their website at: https://www.dcottawa.on.ca. Dan also tells us about the challenges of being on the road during the COVID pandemic and how happy he is to be out performing for his fans. You can see Dan Mangan and his band at the Algonquin Commons Theatre on Friday, July 5th. For tickets use the link below: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/31005B7EE35841B8?CAMEFROM=CFC SSONIC TW https://danmanganmusic.com Then we talk to violinist Eliz