Between hosting CMJ showcases with Impose, Art Fag, Gorilla Vs. Bear, and Yours Truly, DIY do-gooders at Brooklyn's Shea Stadium had the strongest line-ups across the board during the 5-day festival. Visit their website to hear full sets from Main Attrakionz, Bleached, White Fence, Acid Baby Jesus, Gauntlet Hair, and Dent May. Hear Trash Talk's set below. --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones
Dent May might be the closest thing we’ll ever have to a full-fledged Brian Wilson solo career. Don't let that pigeonhole the well-traveled Mississippi man's sound, but merely compliment the craftsmanship of the crooner's silvery creations. "Fun" plays like a Saturday morning in the '90s. It's easygoing and yet completely off-kilter (note, for example the solo in the middle of the song). --Ryan Ellis, Weekly Tape Deck
"Fun" b/w "Wedding Day" 7" drops September 13th from Paw Tracks, who also put out his The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele album in 2009
[Dent May in Oxford, MS; December 2010]
MP3: Dent May: "Eastover Wives"
MP3: Bass Drum of Death: "He's So Fine"
MP3: Dead Gaze: "Take Me Home or I Die Alone"
A little over a year ago, out of nowhere really, there were murmurs on the internet of a mysterious entity by the name of "Cats Purring." It started making regular appearances on my Twitter feed, usually accompanied by a curious comment or TwitPic from Mississippi singer/songwriter Dent May. I started digging around to see what all the commotion was about, and discovered that "Cats Purring" had not only its own Twitter, but also a website and a Tumblr. Through a constant stream of media-- from animated GIFs to photos of raucous house parties-- it quickly became clear that a number of the South's most prolific DIY bands had come together to form a sort of musical Megazord. ON A DUDE RANCH.
I talked with Dent May about Cats Purring over iChat a few weeks ago. For those of you who have somehow gone this long without hearing about Dent May, here’s a clue: he rules. This silk-voiced Oxford crooner won't be confined to any single genre. His 2009 debut LP on Paw Tracks features his incredible ukulele skills, while his side projects tap everything from hip-hop to his country roots. To a non-native, one of the most distinctive things about Dent is his passionate yet unconventional Southern pride. After spending a whole hour "with" May, I still maintain that Cats Purring is a Megazord. I can’t say that I remember "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" in its entirety, but I know that the Megazord consisted of, like, all five of the Rangers coming together in their respective Zords to form one huge Power Ranger ready to kick ass and make shit right in the world.
So yeah, Cats Purring, basically.
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