Video Jam of the Day: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - Meet Me in the Garden
February 19th, 2009 | 3:30 pm est |
Dent May is an unlikely lad to be cast in the mold of a pop star. Baby-faced, precious and bespectacled in a way no one has been since the demise of Larry “Bud” Melman, May even plays the ukulele, for Pete’s sake. Fortunately for him “dorky” is the new undorky (thanks to fellas like Vampire Weekend) and fortunately for lovers of smart, fun and undeniably collegiate pop, May was discovered by Animal Collective, who put out his lovely new album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele. The highlight of the record is the incredibly sweet and catchy “Meet Me in the Garden,” which percolates gently like Sergio Mendes gone new wave with a touch of soft rock smoothness. The lo-budget video was shot in a trailer in May’s Mississippi hometown and remarkably features May reclining in a bubble bath whilst crooning the tune. Luckily, there are no sightings of his magnificent ukulele.






Awesome!
No sightings of his ukulele? What about 1:32?