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At 27 years old, Dan Mangan sometimes sounds like one of those old-soul songwriters who takes cues from previous generations and sings with the dirty, weathered croon of someone approaching middle age. On his second album, though, the Canada native throws some curve balls into the mix. “Robots need love, too/They want to be loved by you,” he sings on the second track, which begins as an acoustic tune before expanding into a stomping, horn-filled singalong. Auxiliary instruments surface throughout Nice, Nice, Very Nice, throwing some refreshing quirkiness into an album that sometimes leans too heavily on sad, stripped-down folk. When Mangan scales back the arrangements, as he does on “The India Queens Are Waiting,” the results are tuneful but somewhat anonymous, as if he’s content to blaze the same trail as fellow folkster Bon Iver. It’s during the unexpected moments -- the quick crescendos in “You Silly Git,” the electric guitar riffs in “Tina’s Glorious Comeback,” and the dynamic opening track -- that he carves out a unique identity, and there are enough moments here to make this a pleasant follow-up.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Dan Mangan
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Alexander, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Dan Mangan, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Album review
At 27 years old, Dan Mangan sometimes sounds like one of those old-soul songwriters who takes cues from previous generations and sings with the dirty, weathered croon of someone approaching middle age. On his second album, though, the Canada native throws some curve balls into the mix. “Robots need love, too/They want to be loved by you,” he sings on the second track, which begins as an acoustic tune before expanding into a stomping, horn-filled singalong. Auxiliary instruments surface throughout Nice, Nice, Very Nice, throwing some refreshing quirkiness into an album that sometimes leans too heavily on sad, stripped-down folk. When Mangan scales back the arrangements, as he does on “The India Queens Are Waiting,” the results are tuneful but somewhat anonymous, as if he’s content to blaze the same trail as fellow folkster Bon Iver. It’s during the unexpected moments -- the quick crescendos in “You Silly Git,” the electric guitar riffs in “Tina’s Glorious Comeback,” and the dynamic opening track -- that he carves out a unique identity, and there are enough moments here to make this a pleasant follow-up.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:59
- Main artists: Dan Mangan
- Composer: Dan Mangan
- Label: Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. ℗ 2019 Dan Mangan Music under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
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