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About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All | Dan Mangan | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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How Darwinian | Dan Mangan | 3:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Post-War Blues | Dan Mangan | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If I Am Dead | Dan Mangan | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Daffodil | Dan Mangan | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Starts With Them, Ends With Us | Dan Mangan | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Fortune | Dan Mangan | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Leaves, Trees, Forest | Dan Mangan | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rows of Houses | Dan Mangan | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Regarding Death and Dying | Dan Mangan | 2:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jeopardy | Dan Mangan | 5:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| BookletDigital Booklet - Oh Fortune | Dan Mangan | -- | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Items |
iTunes Review
Dan Mangan hits his musical stride on his third studio album, Oh Fortune. Produced by Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Cave Singers, etc.), the lengthily titled opener, “About as Helpful as You Can Be Without Being Any Help at All,” has cascading drones that gradually blossom into a handsome orchestra of lush strings, horns, and woodwinds arranged by Eyvind Kang. (He composed similar arrangements for The Decemberists' Crane Wife.) Over all this, Mangan’s earnest voice sounds like he’s reinventing the sea chantey with an indie slant. “How Darwinian” is similarly ornate, but with more baroque-pop trimmings keeping Mangan’s folk approach to songwriting intact. The skittering electric guitar solos that distort and dance around “Post-War Blues” are rooted in pure ‘90s indie rock. But rather than take a similarly retro direction with his singing, Mangan’s manly baritone rails against the United States’ decade-long occupations in the Middle East. The somber “If I Am Dead” nicely contrasts distant-sounding whistles with Mangan’s upfront presence.
Customer Reviews
Dan "The Man" Mangan
Finally his new album is here! Such a talented Canadian singer/songwriter and an amazing performer! Highly recommend this album and his previous ones.
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Dan Mangan
Unsatisfying.
I want so badly to like this album, but it lacks the charm of the tracks on "Nice, Nice, Very Nice." It's a shame, it's a crying shame.
Biography
Born: April 28, 1983 in Smithers, British Columbia, Canad
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Dan Mangan
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Robots | Nice, Nice, Very Nice | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rows of Houses | Oh Fortune | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sold | Nice, Nice, Very Nice | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Road Regrets | Nice, Nice, Very Nice | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Post-War Blues | Oh Fortune | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Indie Queens Are Waiting | Nice, Nice, Very Nice | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All | Oh Fortune | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh Fortune | Oh Fortune | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rows of Houses | Rows of Houses - Single | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Basket | Nice, Nice, Very Nice | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock
- Released: Sep 27, 2011
- ℗ 2011 Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
