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If you ride public transit, you are hereby warned: you may be the inspiration for Dan Mangan’s next song.
The 26-year-old indie folk singer from Vancouver admits he constantly finds new song ideas in the goings-on of everyday people and everyday life.
“I’m a bit of a thief,” Mangan told andPOP while in Toronto for Canadian Music Week. “I steal things. I steal headlines on newspapers and things that I read on sandwich boards on the street and [snippets from] overhearing people speak on the streetcar.”
The talented singer/songwriter, who has two full-length albums under his belt, is continually fascinated by the lives we humans lead. And while many musicians write about the supernatural and the extravagant, Mangan focuses on the simple, the almost unnoticed.
“I think every day life is more poetic than people think it is,” he said. “I think we’re very flawed, fickle creatures and I just get a kick out of it. And it’s not that I get a kick out of it because everyone else is flawed; I see myself as among the most flawed.”
Proof of this honesty is evident in lyrics such as, “I’m Mr. Charming without the charming,” on his song, “You Silly Git.” And for Mangan, who is fully aware that his writing is candid and, at times, painfully truthful, it’s not scary – it’s just life.
“Sometimes I feel like I’m maybe divulging too much or kind of exposing too much of myself,” he said. “But at the same time I don’t think that there’s a unique or new emotion that’s existed. If you have felt a certain way on some day, every single person on this planet, every single one, has felt that way. Maybe about a different circumstance and with different variables, but everyone’s felt that exact same way before.”
Mangan, who still lives in Vancouver, encountered an intense wave of emotions when he performed as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics (the same Olympics that made his long-time friend and collaborator, spoken word poet Shane Koyczan, internationally known after Koyczan’s opening ceremonies performance). The show, which also had artists like the Arkells and Sam Roberts Band perform, attracted nearly 30,000 people.
“I got to play the biggest show I’ve ever played in my life,” Mangan said. “That was madness. I’ve never played anything like that.”
And while the Olympics may have given him the biggest show of his career to date, Mangan is no stranger to music. He played in bands throughout high school and tried his hand at a solo career after graduation, playing at open mics around Vancouver and embarking on a self-booked tour with nothing but his guitar and his mom’s car. Luckily, his relatable lyrics and simple melodies took hold.
“It was the most incredible experience,” he said. “I remember coming back from that tour and thinking, ‘This is it. This is what I want to do forever.’”
Most recently, Mangan released his sophomore album, 2009’s Nice, Nice, Very Nice, which includes one of his most popular songs, “Robots.” A crowd favourite, “Robots” features a sing-along during which Mangan strongly encourages audience participation. There is something special about a room full of strangers singing, “Robots need love too, they want to be loved by you” that can convert just about anyone into a Dan Mangan fan. It is the kind of tune you will find yourself humming for days.
His calm demeanour and thoughtful outlook make Mangan as down-to-earth as they come. Friendly and approachable, he encouraged people to come say hi to him after his set at The Courthouse during Canadian Music Week.
“People are really sweet,” he said. “I really appreciate it when people are really thoughtful, and I like to think that if I see a musician that I really like, I would probably go up and say hello as well. I don’t see it as weird. I try to make it as un-weird as possible for all parties.”
So if you spot Mangan on the street, whether he is wandering his home of Vancouver or exploring a new city while on tour, go say hello, and be sure to point him in the direction of a good sandwich board.
Here is where you can see Mangan perform next:
Mar 18. Austin, TX: Arts & Crafts SXSW Showcase @ Presbyterian Church w/ Timber Timbre, Gonzales, Sally Seltmann | 8:30PM
Mar 20. Austin, TX: Spune 2K10 SXSW Day Party @ J Blacks 11AM-6PM w/ Sarah Jaffe, Telegraph Canyon, The Orbans, Seryn, Doug Burr, Monahans | More TBA
Mar 20. Austin, TX: SXSW Showcase @ live.create. lounge w/ Vandaveer, Pink Nasty | 10PM
Apr 20. Montreal, QC: The Green Room (Salon Vert) w/ Laurent Bourque
Apr 21. Peterborough, ON: The Montreal House
Apr 22. Toronto, ON: The Horseshoe
Apr 23. Kingston, ON: The Grad Club
Apr 24. Ottawa, ON: Mavericks w/ An Horse
May 8. Vancouver, BC: The Vogue Theatre
