Blog: Mixtape Maestro

Indie-pop crooner Dent May 's knack for mixing and matching great bits of yester-year pop with an endearing nerd-man earnestness has resulted in another full-length winner in sophomore collection Do Things , a ten-track set built on the sublime, summer-ready pleasures of his soft-focused falsetto smothered in DIY-esque riffs on classic surf-pop, 802s soul & funk and 702s lite rock. For album highlight "Tell Her", May digs deep into his love for Beach Boys-styled songcraft, pretty much nailing the group's timeless blend of beach-side-set bubblegum and young love lyrical sketching to express [...]