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Praise for Nice, Nice, Very Nice (2009):
"...Knocks you flat on your ass... Mangan's career is clearly on the rise. Hop on board and enjoy the ride." -Exclaim!
"From his unusual and razor-sharp phrasing to the sage poetry in his everyday-life observations, he's in the ranks of geniuses such as Greg Brown, Nick Drake or Badly Drawn Boy." -The Province
"He's an observer in the sense you'd want to join him on a patio for a drink just to see the city through his eyes for an afternoon. Until then, Nice, Nice, Very Nice effectively lets you pretend for just over 40 mesmerizing minutes." -CHARTattack
"With some of his strongest work to date and an already large fan-base, Nice, Nice, Very Nice could very well be the album that solidifies Mangan as the standout artist he is." -Discorder
"It's hard to believe that this new collection of stellar songs won't help him leave each tour stop with countless new fans in his corner." -Herohill
"Ultimately, it's that ability to write lyrics that beg for some consideration of their meanings" -Vue Weekly
"If you like The Weakerthans or early Hawskley Workman, you’ll love this record. It’s all well crafted singer-songwriter stuff with impressive range." -Metro
"Listeners wouldn't expect the cheeky content to sail through waves of dynamic choral balladeering and colourful instrumentation, but Mangan doesn't only pull it off, he makes it soar. " -SoundProof Magazine
Praise for Roboteering EP (2009)
“If this is the quality of the forthcoming album then it will be immense.” -Americana UK
“It’s all great, just great. Hurry up with the rest of it, dude.” -Exclaim!
“Mangan’s distinctive voice, which is confident and weary beyond his years, sounds like it’s been aged in oak… Compelling, twisty and imaginative.” -The Georgia Straight
“Mangan’s next move is definitely going to be worth waiting for.” -London Tour Dates
“Feels so beautiful and personal that time ceases to exist.” -CHARTattack
Praise for Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
"This folk singer may only be 23, but he sings with the soul of Woody Guthrie - if Woody Guthrie had listened to Godspeed (You Black Emperor)" - NME
"The deliciously downbeat Postcards and Daydreaming is a good sulky-day companion for anyone who has already invested in the collected works of Hayden or Crooked Fingers." -The Georgia Straight
"Reverential elegance... It's not easy to play slowly but Mangan's growly ruminations demand it." -The Province
"There is poetic power here." - Exclaim!
”His gruff croon has enslaved my ears, it's just so horribly beautiful... Resistance is futile. There is no escape. Let this be a warning - once you're into this album, there is no getting out." (Rating: A) -Uptown
" * * * * * " -Halifax Daily News
“Patrick Watson plays the creepier Jeff Buckley to Dan Mangan's Damien Rice, but Watson can't touch Mangan's live ode to MySpace.” -The Austin Chronicle
"A knack for the kind of sad songs that could potentially drive you to drink." - Metro
"His voice opens up and loats around the room like the smells from my cup of coffee and really let's you have something to hold onto on those days where everything else seems lost." - Hero Hill
Contact: General: info@danmanganmusic.com Canada Publicity: Ken Beattie - kb@killbeatmusic.com Label: FUM - Rob Perron - rob@fileundermusic.com Booking: Adam McIsaac - mcisaac@slfa.com Booking (Quebec): Vincent Beaulieu - vbeaulieu@vincentbeaulieu.com Australia Label: Peta Chew - Chew.Peta@abc.net.au Booking: Geoff Trio - gt@codeone.net.au United Kingdom Publicity: Ken Lower - ken@hermana.co.uk
Excellent job having Nice Nice Very Nice being included in the Year End list in this issue of Exclaim Magazine "The songs that make up Vancouverite Dan Mangan's second LP Nice, Nice, Very Nice simply feel huge. The secret is Mangan's impassioned enthusiasm, as songs like "Road Regrets" nearly persuade you to drive across country, make new friends and dance madly on foreign beaches"
Greetings out of an Upper Bavarian (p)art of the Folk-Rock Universe.
IRXN appreciates you being a friend to us in this Universe! Move along -powerful- with your great tunes down that wolf-path to the world's end. Special 'good luck' and big audience for your German / Europe tour you're doing right now ... hope there's time to CU on stage.
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