Nothin But Fuckin Love Songs vol. 4

OH HULLO! ✨👋🏻

How’s my Valentine!?!?! 💘

Yo remember when I had a lot of intense but well meaning things to say about love on Valentines Day when I dropped vol. 2 back in 2021? I just had such a moment looking back at that post now, it’s so beautiful to be able to witness myself at the beginning of this healing journey I’ve been on. I’ve really been committed to making space for everyone to feel loved since I got in the thick of this. (She’s always been such a sweet sweetie! 🥹)

So wild to think of how little space I was actually making for myself in that moment. 

It can be really hard to see the love around you, let alone be open to receive all of it. I didn’t realize just how bad I had gotten at receiving love until I was fortunate enough to enroll in yoga teacher training in the fall of last year. During the week when we were covering the heart chakra, we were told we would be doing an exercise where we were going to sit in a circle with our knees touching, hands on our knees, and then have someone sit in the center of the circle. That person was then supposed to make eye contact with you, say something they loved about you, and you were just supposed to take a breath and receive whatever they said while maintaining eye contact. 

You had to rotate and have this experience with every single person in the circle. 

Yeah. 

I remember thinking to myself, “OMG That sounds so uncomfortable. Watch, they’re going to make me go first or some shit.” 

THEY TOTALLY FUCKING DID. 😂 

Let’s just say thankfully(?) it was just about as overwhelming for everyone else as it was for me. 😮‍💨 I probably had the most snot on my hoodie tho 😪. It was so fucking sweet. We all got so much closer after that.

I’ll never forget that experience. It’s made me think a lot about how it seems like it’s become just as hard to receive love as it is to feel comfortable asking for it, and not just from other people, but also from ourselves. 

I’ve recently started to use love songs as a litmus test to see where I’m at with my relationship with myself on any given day. 🧪 If I catch myself hung up on a song and I’m feeling anxious as a result, I pay attention to how the lover is addressed in the song and show up for myself in that way. When the song goes back to feel good vibes that’s how I know I’ve done my job effectively. It’s a pretty cool concept to experiment with. I invite you to give it a try with your favorite love songs. Alternatively, as per usual, I’ve assembled another stack of songs from my stockpile for my annual offering, so if you’re open to receiving some love from me while you venture inward, amazing. You can also just listen to these and pretend like they’re all for you, too. You know how to love yourself best (or you should anyway), so take all the love you need from these pixels you’re interacting with right now. 

Sending you Lots of love, Valentine! 💖

[Watch] Dent May - "Best Friend" (Video)

There's something incredibly charming about Mississippi native Dent May that I haven't quite put  my finger on yet. It's almost as if he's the less suave more indie/electro-crooney version of Mayer Hawthorne. A couple of days ago he unveiled the video for his current single, "Best Friend" which features Dent May and friends in his hometown of Jackson, MS.

Dent May's sophomore release Do Things is out on June 12th via Paw Tracks. He is also currently on tour in the US, so make sure you check out the dates below.

Dent May tour dates
5-16 Durham, NC - Salamandra
5-17 Baltimore, MD - Golden West
5-18 Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent +
6-15 Dallas, TX - The Bryan Street Tavern
6-16 Austin, TX - Scottish Rite Theater $$
6-17 San Antonio, TX - El Ten Eleven $$
6-18 Lubbock, TX - Pray For Rain $$
6-20 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture $$
6-21 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom $$
6-22 San Diego, CA - Casbah $$
6-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell $$
6-24 Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar $$
6-26 Isla Vista, CA - Biko Garage $$
6-27 San Jose, CA - Blank Club $$
6-28 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place $$
6-29 Oakland, CA - New Parish Music Hall $$
6-30 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room $$!
7-2 Arcata, CA - The Jambalaya $$
7-3 Olympia, WA - Northern $$
7-5 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel $$
7-6 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey $$
7-7 Portland, OR - East End Block Party$$
7-10 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
7-22 Washington DC - DC9
7-23 Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger
7-24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
7/25 Hunstville, MS - Vertical House

+ w/ Family Portrait , The Babies, William Tyler, DJ Ducktails
$$ w/ Quintron and Miss Pussycat
$$! w/ Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Shannon and the Clams

[Listen & Download] Dent May - Escape From Groove Mountain (Mixtape)

You need something to groove out to on the last few hours leading up to the weekend? Dent May has got you covered. A couple of days ago AdHoc shared this mixtape that he hand crafted with love from and it is all the good kinds of funky. This mixtape, of course, is a little somethingsomething to hold you over until his sophomore album Do Things drops on June 12th via Paw Tracks. If you haven't heard the album's first single "Best Friend" yet, hit up that as well. For now, grab a listen below after taking a peek at the tracklist. He's also set to hit the road starting in May, so have a look at tour dates after the jump.

tracklist:

Dr. Togo - Be Free 
Lenon Honor, Jr. - Dancin' Mood 
Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo - Feel My Love 
James "Pane" Taylor - This Girl 
Orange Juice - Flesh Of My Flesh 
Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful 
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby 
Atlantic Starr - When Love Calls 
Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away 
Collage - Special Occasion 
The Jackson Southernaires - Don't Look Down On A Man 
Betty Wright - Tonight Is The Night

5-18 Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent + 6-15 Dallas, TX - The Bryan Street Tavern
6-16 Austin, TX - Scottish Rite Theater $$
6-17 San Antonio, TX - El Ten Eleven $$
6-18 Lubbock, TX - Pray For Rain $$
6-20 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture $$
6-21 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom $$
6-22 San Diego, CA - Casbah $$
6-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell $$
6-24 Los Angeles, CA - TBA $$
6-26 Isla Vista, CA - Biko Garage $$
6-27 San Jose, CA - Blank Club $$
6-28 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place $$
6-29 Oakland, CA - New Parish Music Hall $$
6-30 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room $$
7-2 Arcata, CA - The Jambalaya $$
7-3 Olympia, WA - Northern $$
7-5 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel $$
7-5 Vancouver, BC- Biltmore Cabaret $$
7-6 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey $$
7-7 Portland, OR - East End Block Party$$
7-22 Washington DC - DC9
7-24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl

+ w/ Family Portrait
$$ w/ Quintron and Miss Pussycat

[Listen] Dent May - "Fun"

Dent May entered the scene a few years ago with a ukulele tucked under his arm and some earnest songs in his heart, releasing The Good Feeling Music Of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele in 2009. The album showcased his croonerific vocals and thoughtful lyrics while keeping it simple on the production side of the ukulele driven album. Since then he's been becoming more adventurous in his musical stylings with songs like "That Feeling" (which was released in 2010) and his playful 2011 jam "Fun", which you can check out below.

It was announced just recently that the two songs will be included in May's forthcoming sophomore album, Do Things, which is slated for a June 12 release on Paw Tracks. The album, which is described by May as a "wedding reception band on acid" was played entirely by himself and split his recording sessions between his bedroom at the Cats Purring Dude Ranch and a small cabin by a cotton field outside Oxford, MS.

For those of you heading out to SXSW next week, he has a small handful of shows lined up throughout the week, so be sure to check him out.

DENT MAY SXSW DATES
3/14 Austin, TX - KVRX @ Spider House - 2:15pm
3/15 Austin, TX - Solid Gold @ Cheer Up Charlie's - TBA
3/15 Austin, TX - Paw Tracks/Carpark @ 512 Rooftop - Midnight
3/16 Austin, TX - WNYU @ Baby Blue Recording Studio - 2:10pm