''More or Less'' is the fifth

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singer-songwriter

Dan Mangan Daniel Mangan (born April 28, 1983) is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for featur ...

, released November 2, 2018 on

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.Adam Feibel
"Dan Mangan: More or Less"
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'', October 30, 2018. The album's creative process was marked in part by Mangan's period of self-doubt, following the release of his prior album ''

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'' and the birth of his second child, about whether he wanted to continue his career in music at all.Mike Usinger
"Dan Mangan embraces the chaos of life on More or Less"
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'', August 7, 2019. He has described the album's overall thematic arc as "realizing that you have to feed your kids, while at the same time realizing that, in 2019, there is almost nothing less cool than a 36-year-old white dad." During the recording process, Mangan's car was robbed; after a discouraging day dealing with police and bureaucrats, he returned to the studio and unexpectedly met

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there.Graham Rockingham
"Dan Mangan's bad day was made better with a surprise visit by Paul McCartney"
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'', January 31, 2019. McCartney listened to Mangan's "Lay Low", and offered some suggestions on how to complete the song instrumentally. Adam Feibel of ''

'' rated the album 8 out of 10, writing that "This is an album that sounds like a concert for one — he's spilling his heart to you, and there's no mistaking it. There's little room for interpretation in his words; this is what's on his mind. And on the strength of songs like the bedside lullaby "Just Fear" or the stunning, heart-melting piano ballad "Fool for Waiting," it hits you in those tender, sensitive spots that you forgot were there." The album was a

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nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the

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.Etan Vlessing
"Juno Awards: Shawn Mendes Leads With Six Nominations"
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'', January 29, 2019.

Track listing

References

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