dan mangan's a sweet 25 years old, hails from vancouver and his newest album (available for listening here: http://www.danmanganmusic.com/site/chameleonplayer_pop_up.html) 'nice, nice, very nice' is perfectly true to its title. i urge you violently (yes.) to visit his website (here: http://www.danmanganmusic.com/) and read some of his reviews, dig his blog and, most importantly, take advantage of the pop-up music player. the device contains the ditties from 'nice, nice, very nice' (album, nicely enough, named after a kurt vonnegut poem), a pinch of tunes from 'roboteering EP' and a handful of songs from 'postcards and daydreaming' as well.
mangan's music sometimes makes me want to wash dishes quietly and independently (see: you silly git) and it sometimes make me long for fuzzy company and a wooden floor for flailing (see: sold). he's got big things to say and he says them simply. my favorite review is of the hour/ottawa express who exclaim:
mangan's music sometimes makes me want to wash dishes quietly and independently (see: you silly git) and it sometimes make me long for fuzzy company and a wooden floor for flailing (see: sold). he's got big things to say and he says them simply. my favorite review is of the hour/ottawa express who exclaim:
“There’s a rasp in Dan Mangan’s voice. It surfaces when he reaches for certain notes. And though music teachers world over would be getting the cane ready, folks who like their music fresh, off the cuff sounding, will dig it. Who needs gloss when you have heart? Mangan’s quest is a hard one: to slip in alongside the many singer songwriters mining Canadian soil, and leave something of distinction for us to ponder. And by crikey, methinks he’s done it. The endearing vocal, stripped down guitar plucking, some horns when a song needs to swell; it all comes together in a dozen memorable tunes that sound as good as they appear on paper. Plus there’s a robot song. Hoorah!”
they also gave him a four-star stamp alongside their review and i must agree. he's infecting the day and the night. when i am serving countless jaegerbombs at the filthiest bar downtown to the tune of pitbull's newest song (by the way: barf) i am longing for the smooth peanut butter voice that dan mangan spews.
friends, enjoy. and, if any of you are anywhere near vancouver between now and august 29th please try and smash your way in to one of two dan mangan shows. both shows are held by the vancouver east cultural centre and both are sold out...you might want to consider sporting a hefty camera and claiming to be part of some sort of media group in order to get in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlNvg8wSQFE
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