Dan Mangan: Nice, Nice, Very Nice – review

(Arts & Crafts)This 27-year-old Vancouver singer-songwriter took the old-fashioned route to stardom: growing his fan base by playing every gig possible. Five years after his debut album, Mangan's long game seems to be paying off. He's won awards by the trolleyload in his homeland, including a shortlisting for the Polaris (Canada's version of the Mercury). Backed by acoustic guitar and trumpets, Mangan's voice is the sort of thing you cuddle up to only to find it bristly, and his songs are much t...

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