ARTIST: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

So I've put Dent May on a couple of playlists now and I feel like I might owe you all an explanation. I'm kind of loving this guy. His debut album was recently released on Paw Tracks, and it's essentially lounge music with a ukulele, sung with a Jens Lekman-like croon and a whole bunch of tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Some of the humor doesn't quite break out of the ironic hipster realm, but most of the music sure does, with arrangements that are both comical and legitimately entertaining. That's about it. You should check him out (especially if you're in the Salt Lake area tomorrow night - he's playing at Kilby Court).

mp3: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - Girls On The Square
from the album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (Amazon/iTunes)


mp3: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - You Can't Force A Dance Party
from the album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (Amazon/iTunes)

MONTHLY MIXTAPE: APRIL

So I think we're gonna start putting together a mixtape at the end of each month. It'll be made up of some of the stuff that's been rocking our cubicle. Here's the first one.

mp3: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - Meet Me In The Garden
mp3: The Henry Clay People - You Can Be Timeless
mp3: The Boy Least Likely To - Every Goliath Has Its David
mp3: Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
mp3: M. Ward - To Save Me (with Jason Lytle)
mp3: Andrew Bird - Heretics (early version)
mp3: Matt & Kim - Lessons Learned
mp3: The National & St. Vincent - Sleep All Summer (Crooked Fingers cover)
mp3: Neko Case - I'm An Animal
mp3: Noisettes - When You Were Young (Killers cover) Live