Dent's most ambitious undertaking yet, Warm Blanket is another kaleidoscopic odyssey through the restless musical mind of a DIY pop auteur. He played almost all of the instruments on the album, making use of the house's antique grand piano and recruiting Florida locals to fill in on horns, strings, and pedal steel guitar.
The result is an album of existential pop, psychedelic funk, and melancholy soul with soaring arrangements ripped from the pages of classic American songwriting. Lyrically, Dent investigates life's timeless mysteries, touching on youth, mortality, alienation, and unrequited love with startling honesty and humor.
A delightful mix of organic textures, analog synth squiggles, inventive vocal melodies, and sincere wordplay, Warm Blanket is a bold step forward for an artist who shows no signs of slowing down.
Check out Dent May's 'Let Them Talk' below!
09/10 - Tallahassee, FL - Downunder Club at FSU *
09/12 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa *
09/13 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (Inside Stage) *
09/14 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *
09/15 - Norman, OK - Opolis *
09/16 - Kansas City, MO - Czar Bar *
09/17 - Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge at Grinnell College *
09/18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
09/19 - Madison, WI - Memorial Union Terrace at University of Wisconsin *
09/20 - Chicago IL @ Subterranean #
09/21 - Lexington, KY- Boomslang Festival
09/22 - Asheville, NC - Broadways
09/24 - Montevallo, AL - Eclipse Coffee & Books *
09/25 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09/26 - Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
09/27 - Hamilton, ON - The Baltimore House *
09/28 - Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal
09/29 - Burlington, VT- Signal Kitchen *
09/30 - Allston, MA - Great Scott *
10/01 - Waltham, MA - Brandeis University *
10/03 - Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent *
10/04 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy *
10/05 - Williamsburg, VA - William and Mary College *
10/06 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse at Duke University *
* = w/ Dead Gaze
# = w/ Bleached
Warm Blanket
1. Turn Up The Speakers
2. Let Them Talk
3. Born Too Late
4. Yazoo
5. Corner Piece
6. Do I Cross Your Mind?
7. It Takes A Long Time
8. I'm Ready To Be Old
9. Endlessly
10. Found A Friend
11. Summer Is Over
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