Out 30th March Via Paw Tracks
In addition to his new single 'Oh Paris!' which drops 30th March on Paw Tracks, more shows have been added to Animal Collective protege DENT MAY & HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE's touring schedule... following his SXSW appearances he'll be kicking off next week as main support to Animal Collective's UK tour before embarking on a bunch of headline dates in April.
Animal Collective first heard Dent May when they were recording their new album in Oxford Mississippi in early 2008 and quickly signed him to their Paw Tracks imprint. His impressive debut full length, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, was recorded with Rusty Santos (Panda Bear, Animal Collective, White Magic et al) in May's home, a double-wide trailer in Taylor, Mississippi (population: 300).
Dent’s unique vocal style - part crooner, part falsetto, and 101 percent showman - reflects the influence of some of his favourite singers (Prince, Serge Gainsbourg, and Lee Hazlewood to name a few). His love of various song styles results in a unique combination of ukulele, drums, pedal steel, violin, horns and bass. One second his songs hint at Brazilian Tropicalia, the next a ‘50s barbershop quartet or early 20th century country swing.
By integrating his favourite pop music from around the world and writing about what is in front of him (his town Oxford, Mississippi, his friends, and pretty girls), Dent takes the “think global, buy local” motto to heart. He may just be one of the 21st century’s first sustainable pop singers.
Dent May grew up singing in local church groups, acting in school plays, and performing at nursing home gigs with a recorder choir. In high school, he wrote synthy power-pop with his band The Rockwells while recording erotically charged novelty tracks with friends on the side. After three unsuccessful semesters at NYU's film school, May moved to North Mississippi where he helped found the Cats Purring arts collective and formed a country-rock band called Cowboy Maloney's Electric City.
Animal Collective first heard Dent May when they were recording their new album in Oxford Mississippi in early 2008 and quickly signed him to their Paw Tracks imprint. His impressive debut full length, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, was recorded with Rusty Santos (Panda Bear, Animal Collective, White Magic et al) in May's home, a double-wide trailer in Taylor, Mississippi (population: 300).
Dent’s unique vocal style - part crooner, part falsetto, and 101 percent showman - reflects the influence of some of his favourite singers (Prince, Serge Gainsbourg, and Lee Hazlewood to name a few). His love of various song styles results in a unique combination of ukulele, drums, pedal steel, violin, horns and bass. One second his songs hint at Brazilian Tropicalia, the next a ‘50s barbershop quartet or early 20th century country swing.
By integrating his favourite pop music from around the world and writing about what is in front of him (his town Oxford, Mississippi, his friends, and pretty girls), Dent takes the “think global, buy local” motto to heart. He may just be one of the 21st century’s first sustainable pop singers.
Dent May grew up singing in local church groups, acting in school plays, and performing at nursing home gigs with a recorder choir. In high school, he wrote synthy power-pop with his band The Rockwells while recording erotically charged novelty tracks with friends on the side. After three unsuccessful semesters at NYU's film school, May moved to North Mississippi where he helped found the Cats Purring arts collective and formed a country-rock band called Cowboy Maloney's Electric City.
MARCH
22nd - BRISTOL, The Trinity w/Animal Collective
23rd - NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms w/Animal Collective
24th - LONDON, Forum w/Animal Collective
25th - LEEDS, TJs w/Animal Collective
26th - LIVERPOOL, Static Gallery w/Animal Collective
27th - DUBLIN, Tripod w/Animal Collective
28th - BELFAST, Stiff Kitten w/Animal Collective
29th - GLASGOW, Captains Rest
30th - NEWCASTLE, Cumberland Arms
31st - YORK, City Screen
APRIL
1st - MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
2nd - CARDIFF Clwb Iforbach
3rd - LONDON Betsey Trotwood
11th - READING Plan B night
12th - LONDON Bird On The Wire
13th - LONDON Duke Of Uke instore
22nd - BRISTOL, The Trinity w/Animal Collective
23rd - NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms w/Animal Collective
24th - LONDON, Forum w/Animal Collective
25th - LEEDS, TJs w/Animal Collective
26th - LIVERPOOL, Static Gallery w/Animal Collective
27th - DUBLIN, Tripod w/Animal Collective
28th - BELFAST, Stiff Kitten w/Animal Collective
29th - GLASGOW, Captains Rest
30th - NEWCASTLE, Cumberland Arms
31st - YORK, City Screen
APRIL
1st - MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
2nd - CARDIFF Clwb Iforbach
3rd - LONDON Betsey Trotwood
11th - READING Plan B night
12th - LONDON Bird On The Wire
13th - LONDON Duke Of Uke instore
Some fun Dent May links....
Read about Dent May's adventures on his own blog; DENT MAY & FRIENDS
Dent May and Beirut on Norweigan telly; Dent May on Lydverket, Norwegian TV | Spoon Train Live
Mayspace - DENT MAY on MySpace Music
Read about Dent May's adventures on his own blog; DENT MAY & FRIENDS
Dent May and Beirut on Norweigan telly; Dent May on Lydverket, Norwegian TV | Spoon Train Live
Mayspace - DENT MAY on MySpace Music
