This post has NOTHING to do with Napoleon Dynamite, but the image above is probably the closest thing we have to footage of a real battle between these two tropical-soul behemoths.
Let's start with Dent May.
So Dent May may be a joke. Let's look at the evidence:
1) His band is sarcastically named 'Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele'
2) His videos are super-kitsch (see below!)
3) He went to a pretentious New York film school
4) He's done a ukelele Prince cover
Despite all these factors, I can't help but think this guy is amazing. Jest or not I had 'Meet Me In The Garden' in my head for nearly a month, and his cover of Prince's 'When You Were Mine' is a magnificent re-invention.
Dent May - When You Were Mine (Prince cover)
Myspace: myspace.com/dentmay
Now to Mayer Hawthrone.
Predominantly from a hip-hop background, Mayer Hawthorne looks much more comfortable in a New Era cap than tweed. Hawthorne's style and musical leanings therefore collide in his video for single 'Just Ain't Gonna Work Out', featuring bling and creased trousers and bitches and good manners.
Listening to both back-to-back it's difficult to pull the two apart. There's certainly more honesty in Hawthorne's music than Dent's, and he's already been heavily supported by Mark Ronson. However if I had to pick I'd go for that magnificent ukelele...
Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No
Myspace: myspace.com/mayerhawthorne
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Ah, Mayer Hawthorne. A new wave for these ears of mine.
However, I remain steadfast in Mr. May. And that may be because I was mesmerized by him at such a young age. I was hooked after the fist bridge.
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