We’ve been jawing on about Mississippi’s bedroom geek Dent May since about 2009, when his girlfriend held a funeral for her cat. Since then we’ve watched him bang and croon on his ukulele, turn into his sleaze-pop alter ego Dent Sweat, and play disco-funk jams, all to our eardrums’ delight. Now he’s paid us back with a mixtape.
Click beneath to download it, or, if you’re not into commitment, just stream it.
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DENT MAY – JOURNEY THROUGH THE NITE
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Phil Thomas Katt – “Journey Through The Nite”
Jill Gibson – “It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3”
Shalamar – “Friends”
Paul Ndlovu – “Mina Ndzi Rhandza Wena”
Gwen Guthrie – “Peanut Butter”
Phil Thomas Katt – “Strange Stuff”
Ata Kak – “Daa Nyinaa”
Imagination – “Music & Lights”
Friend & Lover – “Reach Out Of The Darkness”
Phil Thomas Katt – “Those Nites”
Anita Baker – “Same Ole Love”
The Carrie Nations – “In The Long Run”
Robert John – “Sad Eyes”
JOEL WRIGHT