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Q MagazineDec 22, 2011Dan Mangan here serves up the welcome alternative [to other alt-folkies.] [Jan 2012, p.123]
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UncutDec 12, 2011Highlights include the waltzing "About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All" and a breathless canter through the Broken Social Scene stylings of "Post-War Blues." [Jan 2012, p.93]
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Dec 7, 2011He can switch from personal to political in a flicker, and the knotty orchestrations of his backing band – chiefly comprising improv jazzers – share that fleetness of expression.
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Dec 7, 2011Oh Fortune is a luscious wall of sound, one that should see the criminally underrated Canadian featured more regularly alongside the heavyweights.
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Dec 7, 2011It's a set that does reward investigation, perhaps not with lasting love but certainly first-few-plays impressions which will last into the New Year.
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Dec 7, 2011Oh Fortune is full of unashamed, orchestrally embellished pop-rock-folk hybrids, instantly accessible and almost as speedily rewarding.
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Dec 7, 2011Oh Fortune spans a wider spectrum than its folky core might imply, adding grandeur and a refreshing, cerebral spin to proceedings.
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Dec 7, 2011Oh, Fortune is still an indie folk album at heart, with Mangan's acoustic guitar and baritone voice giving every song its most basic foundation, but it's also the most ornate thing he's ever done.
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Dec 7, 2011Maybe it's just a question of getting used to this new Mangan, but you can't help but lament the old one's demise.
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Dec 7, 2011While it's dense with mood, gloomy lyrics and studio texture, almost to a fault, it's thin on memorable melodies.
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Dec 7, 2011For this particular moment, though, Oh Fortune reveals that Mangan is still a lightweight.