Dan Mangan — Roboteering EP

Dan Mangan has released a sweet little tease to tide fans over before he releases the full-length Nice, Nice, Very Nice in August.

This precious five-track EP maintains the pretty, nostalgic feel of 2007's Postcards And Daydreaming, but shifts slightly away from the melancholy in pursuit of something more.

"Robots" and "The Indie Queens Are Waiting" explore new lyrical territory by bridging poetic rhyming structures with gentle keyboards and horns. Veda Hille, Mark Berube and Elliott Brood's Mark Sasso contribute vocals and supplement the genuine indie folk feel of Mangan's music.

Closing track "Tragic Turn Of Events/Move Pen Move" is perhaps most notable. It combines poet Shane Koyczan's spoken-word with Mangan's music in a song that clocks in at nearly nine minutes, yet feels so beautiful and personal that time ceases to exist.

There's an undeniable beauty in this EP that highlights the true talent of this Vancouverite, whose music is sure to resonate from coast to coast.

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