Dan Mangan - The National Light Tour

Dan Mangan's National Light Tour

2025 NATURAL LIGHT was recorded unexpectedly over 6 magical days by four best buds in a cabin by alake.Here, there isa returnto folk music’s classic underpinnings of political resistance. A return towriting “song songs” thatmight be played around a campfire. Mangan has experimented rigorouslywith his sound over the years, but resting in hisroots may be where he operates most effortlessly.There is something fitting in Mangan hitting this high watermark at this stage of his life and career.You can trace thechapters of his story in the fabric of Natural Light. You’ll find remnants of thetenacious young artist who booked tours ofEurope via Myspace in the mid 2000s. The emergentsongwriter who hibernated into fatherhood just as arena-folkexploded in the early 2010s. Thegenre-bender who has subtly challenged his audience with each album, tracing a uniquetrajectoryof confronting and eclipsing his own art.Over two decades, Mangan has managed an enviably strong creative ethic, and his integrity as botha singer andsongwriter has only strengthened with age. The big picture cohesiveness of NaturalLight harkens to a pre-streaming,album-focused sensibility. Songs bleed together through focusedtransitions and overlapping interludes. Mangan’s lyricsact as gondolier for the journey, reassuringthe listener that it’s cool to care. Dan sings for his kids, for his wife, and forasociety in existentialcrisis.Dan Mangan is a 2x JUNO Award-winning and 3x Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician andsongwriter. He lives inVancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. For decades, Danhas brought signature wit, sonic innovation andlyrical insight to the indie/folk community,garnering him a fiercely dedicated and deeply involved audience. He has playedGlastonbury &Jimmy Kimmel Live, sold out Massey Hall and scored acclaimed soundtracks for television andfeature film.In 2017, he co-founded Side Door, a community marketplace platform for the arts thatseeks to democratize anddecentralize the entertainment industry by connecting artists withalternative venue spaces.