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Vancouver's Dan Mangan is further proof that soft-spoken sincerity resonates with listeners. In the days since he released his first acoustic EP, All At Once, in 2003, Mangan has evolved from a community name to an international act.
He's more than just a pretty voice, though. Mangan has a knack for instrumental arrangements, often requiring as many as 20 musicians to flesh out his tracks.
His latest album is Nice, Nice, Very Nice, which has been likened to Bon Iver and fellow Canadian Chad VanGaalen. Hear Mangan perform songs live in the World Cafe studios at WXPN in Philadelphia.
Playlist:
| Robert Plant | House of Cards | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Lyle Lovett | You Can't Resist It | You Can't Resist It |
| Trombone Shorty | On the Way Down | Backatown |
| The Greenhornes | Saying Goodbye | **** |
| Nazz | Open My Eyes | Anthology Disc One |
| Dan Mangan | Sold | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Dan Mangan | Road Regrets | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Dan Mangan | Robots | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Jackson Browne | Under the Falling Sky | Saturate Before Using |
| Amos Lee | Windows Are Rolled Down | Mission Bell |
| Shivaree | Goodnight Moon | I Oughta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump |
| Susan Tedeschi | Lord Protect My Child | Hope and Desire |
| The Heptones | Country Boy | Night Food |
| Black Dub | I Believe in You | Black Dub |
| The National | Terrible Love (Alt Version) | High Violent (Expanded Edition) |
| Donald Fagen | What I Do | Morph the Cat |
| Lykke Li | Get Some | Get Some Single |
| Donovan | Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) | Fairytale |
| Aloe Blacc | I Need A Dollar | Good Things |
| Gil Scott-Heron | The Bottle | The Best of Gil Scott-Heron |
| Grizzly Bear | Two Weeks | Veckatimest |
| Kurt Vile | In My Time | In My Time Single |
| General Public | Tenderness | The Beat Goes On |
| Jenny and Johnny | Big Wave | I'm Having Fun Now |