Thursday, January 22, 2009

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

Add Date: January 27

Artist: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

Album: The Good Feeling Music of...

Label: Paw Tracks

Genre: Retro-pop, tropicalia, barbershop quartet, swing

Comments: I absolutely love Dent's "Welcome." Really makes you feel right at home with its barbershop-style harmonies. "Meet Me In The Garden" follows with a tropical groove complete with his incredible ukulele playin'. Discovered by playlist darling Animal Collective, this one is like a trip back in time to the "themes of simpler teenage troubles -- girls, college, general ooby dooby woes and good times," according to Terrorbird. May croons, pines, falsets (my invented verb for singing in falsetto), and charms the pants off of his listeners. Be careful when you're in the studio. Tracks 2, 4, and 5 are standouts.



RIYL: Jens Lekman, gumdrops

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