Dent May
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dent May
| image = Dent May at Bang Bang Club.jpg
| caption = May in 2009
| image_size =
| birth_name = James Dent May Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|05|06|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, United States
| death_date =
| origin =
| instrument = Guitar, piano, sampler, synthesizer, ukulele,electric guitar
| genre = Psychedelic pop, synthpop, indie rock, new wave
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = Paw Tracks, Forest Family, Cats Purring, Carpark Records
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.dentmay.com Dentmay.com]
}}
James Dent May Jr. (born May 6, 1985) known by his stage name Dent May, is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is mostly associated with psychedelic pop, synthpop, indie rock, and new wave genres of music.
Biography
May was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Jackson Prep, NYU Film School and Ole Miss, where he studied English and Southern Studies and found inspiration in the music of Serge Gainsbourg and Lee Hazlewood.{{cite web|url=http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2008/10October/MusicNews-22-DentMayhtm.html|title=Space Lab Music News|website=Thespacelab.tv |access-date=July 17, 2010}} May was also a member of a Mississippi power pop group called The Rockwells.{{cite web|url= http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/hermans_pick_vol_7_no_13_121008/|title=Jackson Free Press|author=Herman Snell|date=December 10, 2008}}
He is signed to the Paw Tracks label, which has released The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (2009), Do Things (2012) and Warm Blanket (2013).James Christopher Monger, [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dent-may-mn0001638371 AllMusic] May was chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atpfestival.com/events/atpanimalcollective|title=ATP curated by Animal Collective|website=All Tomorrow's Parties|access-date=September 23, 2020}} May co-founded the self-described "North Mississippi Infotainment Cult" known as Cats Purring, which operates out of the Cats Purring Dude Ranch in Oxford, Mississippi.{{Cite web|url=http://alteredzones.com/posts/870/cats-purring/♙|title=Altered Zones|website=Altertedzones.com|access-date=September 23, 2020}}
Discography
=Albums=
- 2007: A Brush With Velvet (Self-released demo album)
- 2009: The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (Paw Tracks)
- 2012: Do Things (Paw Tracks)
- 2013: Warm Blanket (Paw Tracks)
- 2017: Across the Multiverse (Carpark Records)
- 2020: Late Checkout (Carpark Records)
- 2024: What's for Breakfast? (Carpark Records){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whats-for-breakfast--mw0004214975|title=What's for Breakfast? - Dent May | Album |website=AllMusic|access-date=March 29, 2024}}
=Singles=
- 2007: "Meet Me in the Garden" (7", Make Mine)
- 2010: "That Feeling" (7", Forest Family Records)
- 2011: "Fun" (7", Paw Tracks)
- 2013: "Born Too Late" (Paw Tracks)
- 2014: "I'll Be Stoned for Christmas"
- 2016: "Face Down in the Gutter of Your Love"
- 2017: "Picture on a Screen"
- 2017: "90210"
- 2017: "Across the Multiverse" (feat. Frankie Cosmos)
- 2019: "Why I Came to California"
- 2022: "Crying Laughing"
References
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External links
- [http://www.dentmay.com/ Official Website]
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Category:Musicians from Jackson, Mississippi
Category:People from Oxford, Mississippi
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:American pop musicians