Artist	Song
Dan Mangan	Journal of a Narcoleptic
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
Dan Mangan	Unnatural Progression
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
Dan Mangan	Till I Fall
from Roboteering - EP (2009)
Dan Mangan	Tragic Turn of Events / Move Pen Move
from Roboteering - EP (2009)
Dan Mangan	So Much for Everyone
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
Dan Mangan	Come Down
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
Dan Mangan	Above the Headlights
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)
Dan Mangan	Reason to Think Aloud
from Postcards and Daydreaming (2007)

Comment:

Vancouver-based indie artist Dan Mangan is a testament to the combined virtues of honest-to-goodness songwriting talent and unstinting hard work. Armed with little more than a bank loan and the generous support of several like-minded muso friends, he cut his first album, Postcards and Daydreaming, which boasted such small, perfectly formed, thought-provoking beauties as "Journal of a Narcoleptic" and "Come Down," then set about putting the word out with the kind of low-budget global tour that would have impressed Phileas Fogg in its scope. Follow-up Nice, Nice, Very Nice (2009) not only proved to be the work of a mature, eclectically receptive and seasoned traveller — taking in the feel-good bluegrass of "Sold" and the breezy folk-pop of "Robots" (which, by the way, has a terrific video) — but also pulled in a well-deserved Polaris Prize 2010 nod. Make no mistake: Dan's your man.

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