Postcards and Daydreaming

Postcards & Daydreaming
A cartoon drawing of a man cleaning up leaves.
Studio album by
Dan Mangan
ReleasedOctober 20, 2005 (2005-10-20)
GenreFolk
Length56:37
LabelIndependent
ProducerDaniel Elmes
Dan Mangan chronology
Postcards & Daydreaming
(2005)		 Nice, Nice, Very Nice
(2009)

Postcards and Daydreaming is the debut full-length release from Canadian indie singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, released independently on October 20, 2005.

The album was re-released on July 10, 2007 by the File Under Music label.

Critical reception

The album was generally well received in the Canadian indie music scene. Kerry Doole of Exclaim! noted that the album showcases Mangan's "highly promising talent" and that "Mangan's career progress will merit watching." In a review of a later Mangan album, Oh Fortune, Julian Uzielli of mitZine said, "Postcards and Daydreaming (2007), showed obvious potential, despite the fairly generic acoustic-folk sound."

The musical style of the album has been described as "sombre and melancholy" and "a good sulky-day companion".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Not What You Think It Is"5:52
2."Unnatural Progression"4:15
3."Above the Headlights"2:30
4."Journal of a Narcoleptic"3:55
5."Don't Listen"4:32
6."So Much for Everyone"6:52
7."Western Wind"4:40
8."Fabulous"3:25
9."Come Down"5:12
10."Some Place to Come Home To"4:53
11."Reason to Think Aloud"7:23
12."Ash Babe"4:29

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada and US October 20, 2005 Independent CD N/A
Canada and US July 10, 2007 File Under: Music CD/Digital Download FUM001
Australia March 15, 2008 ABC Music CD 395706

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Postcards and Daydreaming – Dan Mangan – Allmusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Doole, Kerry. "Dan Mangan – Postcards and Daydreaming – Folk and Country Reviews". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dan Mangan". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Dan Mangan – Music". danmanganmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dan Mangan – Postcards and Daydreaming". fileundermusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Lucas, John (March 9, 2006). "Dan Mangan/ Postcards and Daydreaming (Independent)". straight.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ Uzielli, Julian. "Album Review: Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune". mitzine.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Dan Mangan – Postcards and Daydreaming (2005, CD)". Discogs. October 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Postcards and Daydreaming – ABC Shop". ABC Commercial. Retrieved March 13, 2012.