Thursday, September 29, 2011

Dan Mangan

Add Date: September 27 

Artist: Dan Mangan 

Album: Oh Fortune 

Label: Arts & Crafts 

Genre: Folk, rock 

Comments: Following up on his acclaimed sophomore album Nice, Nice, Very Nice, Dan Mangan continues to grow and expand his breadth as a formidable folk-rock crooner. Oh Fortune is characterized by the rugged and sometimes harsh beauty of Mangan's voice backed by dense instrumentals. "Post-War Blues" is the first track to really get a feel for this complexity--the song has a strong electric guitar that builds the intensity to perfectly complement Mangan's bursting voice. He's also not bad with the slow, more folksy songs. Worth a listen. Or two.

0 comments: