Mistletone

Artwork by Nadiah Abdulrahim 

Mistletone proudly presents, all the way from Mississippi, Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele!

Dent May hails from Taylor, Mississippi, where he was discovered last year by Animal Collective when they were recording Merriweather Post Pavilion in nearby Oxford. Dent’s ebullient debut, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – released on Animal Collective’s label Paw Tracks and locally through Mistletone – was one of the most feel-good indie-pop delights of 2009.

As you may guess from the title of his act, Dent indeed plays a ukelele, and 1950s through to 70s-style pop numbers are his game. Dent cites Prince, Serge Gainsbourg, and Lee Hazlewood as some of his favorite singers and comes highly recommended to fans of The Zombies, The Bee Gees, Jonathan Richman and Van Dyke Parks.

On his first ever Australian tour, Dent will perform as a duo, accompanied by his trusty sidekick Robert Chisolm. If you love clever, romantic, elegant and witty pop songs delivered by a charming young crooner who is 101 percent showman, then Dent May is your man!

With excitement reaching a fever pitch a new term has been coined:  Dent Maynia.  Catch it!

DENT MAY AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES:

Sat 16 Jan: The Corner, Melbourne w/ Beaches, Kelley Stoltz, royalchord and Vampillia. Tickets $20 + BF on sale now from The Corner box office, 57 Swan St Richmond, or phone: 9427 9198.

Sun 17 Jan: Pure Pop Records instore, Melbourne. Starts 5pm, free entry!

Tue 19 Jan: The Empress, Melbourne w/ Geoffrey O’Connor (Crayon Fields) + Milk Teddy. Tickets on sale now from Mistletone website for $20 +BF or $25 +BF with a FREE Dent May CD!

Wed 20 Jan: Spectrum, Sydney w/ Megastick Fanfare + Art Rush. Tickets on sale now from Mistletone website for $20 +BF or $25 +BF with a FREE Dent May CD or from Moshtix.

Thu 21 Jan: Troubadour, Brisbane w/ BigStrongBrute + Lion Island. Tickets on sale now from Mistletone website for $20 +BF or $25 +BF with a FREE Dent May CD!

PRAISE FOR DENT MAY:

“May’s croon could almost be a young Elvis Costello, and his music fits between sun-faded bossa nova and faded country-swing… a lovely selection of nerdy, ukulele-led tunes” – MUSIC AUSTRALIA GUIDE

“Perfect combination of tongue-in-cheek lyrics and honeyed ’50s-style songwriting. Honestly, there isn’t a weak track on this album.” – mX (four stars)

“One of the most sunny and enjoyable albums in recent memory… Dent May’s feel good music is somehow able to sound both entirely familiar and completely original as he mixes his fantastic voice with swing, tropicalia, doo-wop, jazz horns, strings, pedal steel and, of course, his ukulele.” – dB mag

“Guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of even the saddest cynic – sharp, clean-cut and clever” – RTR-FM