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Single Review of Dan Israel: “The Hang of It”

We’ve reviewed Dan Israel‘s music several times at Geoff Wilbur’s Music Blog. Dan is one of Minnesota’s top performing singer-songwriters. He can lean folk, rock, and country, depending on the song and venue. Mostly, though, Dan Israel is a talented singer-songwriter whose song-driven music is fun and catchy, with some of his hookier numbers capable of reaching fans across multiple genre boundaries. On this single, Dan showcases the more rockin’ edge of his musical personality in one of the catchiest songs from his 17-album discography.

“The Hang of It” harkens back to the ’60s and ’70s, but its production value places it in a crossover pop-rock/roots rock lane. I hear a little Tom Petty, some Marshall Tucker Band, a little Creedence Clearwater Revival, perhaps a hint of the Allman Brothers. It’s an energetic pop-rock song with some country guitar twang. This song would absolutely get a country music bar buzzing. It would have appealed to the crowd at Woodstock. And it would get cranked up by beachgoers whenever it came on the radio. This should have been the summer single of 2021. There’s still time to make it one of your summer songs of 2023.

More Recently

Just this past fall, Dan released a new album, Seriously. “The Hang of It” is one of the ten songs on Seriously.

Looking Ahead

Looking at the “Shows” page of Dan’s website, he appears to have 2-3 shows booked in Minnesota each week for the rest of the summer. If you live in the North Star State, you should try to catch a show.