Dent May hails from Jackson, Mississippi, born and raised. He grew up singing in church and in school musicals, graduating to pop punk and emo bands in high school, before setting off East to NYU film school. After three semesters in New York, May ditched the big city and returned South, enrolling at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. There May found something like a home. Along with other local musicians, he started the Cats Purring Collective and began playing shows armed only with his ukulele. After meeting Animal Collective during the recording of Merriweather Post Pavilion at local studio Sweet Tea, the band signed May to their Paw Tracks label for his 2009 debut album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele, recorded in a double-wide trailer in the nearby hamlet of Taylor, Mississippi.
May began several self-booked tours of the album, while also booking shows at the legendary Cats Purring Dude Ranch, a converted Boys and Girls Club where he lived with several other musicians. Oxford was May’s home for two more albums, the psychedelic wedding band extravaganzas of Do Things (2012) and Warm Blanket (2013), both on Paw Tracks. In 2015, May sought sunnier skies and made the move to Los Angeles. He founded the studio Honeymoon Suite with Paul Cherry and Pat Jones, home for sessions from artists as diverse as Toro y Moi, TOPS, Magdalena Bay, and Ned Doheny.
Sedona
“Domino” is Sedona’s second single of 2023. Sedona says, “Life has a way of knocking you down when you’re
already down. This song sheds light on a feeling we’re all familiar with – disappointment. When something doesn’t
work out how we hoped it would, it stings, it burns. And sometimes that burn triggers what feels like a domino
effect of trouble.” Sedona’s “Domino” was born out of that feeling.” Like recent single “Quicksand,” Sedona once
again collaborated on “Domino” with producers Miro Mackie (Matt & Kim, St. Vincent, Wallows, The
Neighbourhood) and Daniel Chae (LP, Samia, Middle Kids, Geographer).
Conjuring up female leads like Stevie Nicks and Madonna, Sedona’s sound emerges from the nostalgic undertow of
hook-filled pop antics. Founding the project in 2018, Sedona began releasing music with her single “Call Me Up”,
followed up by a series of singles and a debut EP, Rearview Angel during the pandemic. Her songs have been
featured in Netflix show ‘Never Have I Ever,’ HBO’s ‘Generation,’ Disney’s ‘Just Beyond,’ MTV’s ‘Catfish,’ and the
commercial for Ralph Lauren’s SS22 collection. Sedona has also been featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds, All New
Indie, Lorem and the top spot on Apple Music’s Indie Pop playlist. Sedona also sings in the band, Drugdealer.
With a debut album in the works, Sedona has established an early foothold as a touring act with sold out headline
shows in NYC (Elsewhere Zone One) and LA (Zebulon). She has shared the stage on tour with the likes of TOPS, Sir
Chloe, Nation of Language, Barrie, Triathlon, Paul Cherry, Samantha Urbani and sets at SXSW and Treefort Music
Fest.
