Dent May

Dent May writes and records homemade pop music in Mississippi, where he was born in 1985. He began songwriting at age 12. The following year, he started a band called Flood, who covered Creed and 311 and sold homemade cassettes to classmates. read more…

Dent May writes and records homemade pop music in Mississippi, where he was born in 1985. He began songwriting at age 12. The following year, he started a band called Flood, who covered Creed and 311 and sold homemade cassettes to classmates. In high school, heavily influenced by Elvis Costello and The Cars, Dent fronted a power-pop band called The Rockwells. Feeling like an outsider in Mississippi, he retreated to the Internet, where he spent his time soaking in pop music and culture from around the globe.

After dropping out of NYU film school, Dent founded Oxford, Mississippi’s self-proclaimed “infotainment cult” Cats Purring. Since then, his musical endeavors have included a debut LP of ukulele tunes on Paw Tracks, dance recordings under the Dent Sweat moniker, and a mysterious unfinished psych-country rock opera called Cowboy Maloney’s Electric City. He throws notorious DIY shows at his home, a former Boys & Girls club now deemed the Cats Purring Dude Ranch.

Recent singles on Forest Family and Paw Tracks have found Dent abandoning the ukulele in favor of cosmic synths, funky guitars, analog drum machines, loopy bass lines, and massive vocal harmonies. He played all the instruments on his new album “Do Things, which was recorded at the Dude Ranch and in a friend’s rural cabin by a cotton field. He has described the album as “Pet Sounds for the Smirnoff Ice generation” and “a wedding reception band on acid” via his Twitter account. “Do Things” will be released by Paw Tracks on 6/12/2012.

News

• Spin features Dent May and progress on upcoming album Apr 11, 2013
• Dent May on Buzzfeed's The 2013 SXSW Guide To The Hottest Young Bands Mar 2, 2013
• Connect Savannah profiles Dent May Feb 19, 2013
• Dent May's end of the world single, "2099" featured on Noisey Dec 21, 2012
• Hear Dent May's end of the world track "2099" featured on Pitchfork Dec 21, 2012
• Stream Dent May's RDIO session Dec 18, 2012
• Dent May talks to Creative Loafing about Do Things Dec 6, 2012
• Dent May on Under The Radar's My Firsts Aug 28, 2012
• New Dent May Daytrotter Session Aug 20, 2012
• Dent May featured in New York Times! Jul 27, 2012
• Pitchfork Reviews Dent May's Do Things Jun 11, 2012
• Dent May: "Escape from Groove Mountain" Mix Apr 18, 2012
• Dent May: "Best Friend" track on Pitchfork Mar 29, 2012

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Fri 6/14/2013	The Stone Fox	Nashville, Tennessee	Tim Chad and Sherry
Sat 6/15/2013	Schuba's Tavern	Chicago, Illinois,
Sun 6/16/2013	First Avenue & 7th St. Entry	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tue 6/18/2013	Vangellis Tavern	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Wed 6/19/2013	Wunderbar	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Mon 6/24/2013	The Aquarium	Fargo, North Dakota
Tue 6/25/2013	The Mill	Iowa city, Iowa
Wed 6/26/2013	Ace Of Cups	Columbus, Ohio