
[Photo: Jonathan Taggart ] It seems like in the last month or so I've been hearing (reading, actually) a lot about this Dan Mangan character. People (other music bloggers) have been saying really nice things, like, for example, "[i]t'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" . So, step one for me was to check out some of the free mp3s from his new record Nice, Nice, Very Nice . [...]
In August of 2009, Dan Mangan will release his sophomore album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. And it's about time. After three and a half years of touring his sleeper-hit, Postcards and Daydreaming, Dan is ready and eager to unveil a collection of lyrical ruminations that showcase his growth as a songwriter. It's always a matter of time... sometimes late, sometimes early. So with Dan Mangan's second full length, you may think that i'm really in advance spreading the word. In fact, once again i'm late writing those couple lines about this awesome [...]