It's been a couple years since Dent May's seventh LP What's For Breakfast?, and now the prolific psych-pop polymath is announcing its followup The Big One. The title track is out today, and it's an exquisite, existential daydream.
"The album and song title 'The Big One' references the long-anticipated natural disaster that may or may not be coming to destroy the world, but the song is about any personal life-altering moment that shakes you out of your comfort zone," May explains. "The biggest of the big ones is, of course, death, but life is full of many smaller moments when we are forced to confront the temporary nature of our lives. Ultimately, the song asks: in the face of knowing that everything will come crashing down sooner or later, are you going to be ok?"
Nevertheless, the LA-based artist sings of catastrophe with an aching fondness that lends the song an ironic uplifting beauty. The opening lyrics on their own are a gut-punch: "Born with a broken heart/ Sit around all day waiting for my life to start." But May's delivery is so gorgeous that it softens the blow. The track comes with an equally wonderful music video directed by Ambar Navarro; watch below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Here We Go Again"
02 "I Remember…"
03 "The Big One"
04 "I Don't Like You (But I Love You)"
05 "I Want To Believe"
06 "Silly Me"
07 "Second Wind"
08 "I-55"
09 "Last Night I Saw A UFO"
10 "Such A Thrill"
11 "Tell 'Em All I Said Hi"
TOUR DATES:
09/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium
09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
09/13 – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint
09/15 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
09/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
09/17 – Portland, OR @ Show Bar
09/19 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
09/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
09/22 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
09/23 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
09/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Linger Longer Lounge
09/26 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10/14 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/15 – Austin, TX @ 13th Floor
10/17 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
10/20 – Jackson, MS @ Hal and Mal’s
10/21 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
10/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
10/23 – Nashville, TN @ Row One - Cannery Hall
10/25 – Washington, DC @ Pearl Street
10/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
10/28 – New York, NY @ Public Records
10/29 – Boston, MA @ Rockwell
10/30 – Beacon, NY @ The Yard
11/01 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
11/03 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
11/04 – Chicago, IL @ Hideout
11/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
11/07 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag
The Big One is out 8/14 via Carpark. Pre-order it here.
