I love music! Why? Well, I have a difficult time trying to
describe why I love music. I just
do. It is like I was born with the
music-lover gene or something.
This will be my first of many music-related posts. Today’s featured artist is Dan Mangan. He is a singer/songwriter
from Vancouver, BC.
I found out about Dan’s music by reading my brother, Will’s blog back in
October. Apparently
Dan drove him home from the bar a few years back because Will was “a bit of a
mess” and lived near him. You can check
out Will's post about Dan here.
I can’t thank Will enough for introducing me to
Dan’s music. I have since bought his two
albums – Nice, Nice, Very Nice and Oh Fortune – and listened to them incessantly.
Dan has a beautifully rich voice that is so smooth and inviting, yet distinctive. I would have to say he is currently one of my
favourite musicians. If you haven’t
heard his music you should definitely check him out.
Today I found out that Dan has been nominated
for 4 Juno Awards – Best New Artist, Alternative Album, Songwriter, and Music
Video. I am thrilled for him! I really
hope he wins!
I have attached two music videos below for your
listening/viewing pleasure. Post-War
Blues is my personal favourite Dan Mangan song and Rows of Houses is the
Juno-nominated video.
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