Emerging LA-based artist Hank May shares new single "Patsy DeKline," from forthcoming 'One More Taste of the Good Stuff' LP out Oct 15 via Dangerbird Records

EMERGING ARTIST HANK MAY SHARES NEW SINGLE “PATSY DEKLINE”

DEBUT LP ONE MORE TASTE OF THE GOOD STUFF OUT OCTOBER 15 VIA DANGERBIRD RECORDS

photo credit: Mario Luna

August 4, 2021—Emerging singer, songwriter and producer Hank May shares his new single “Patsy DeKline” today; listen HERE and watch the lyric video HERE. The song, which premiered with Under the Radar, is from May’s forthcoming debut album, One More Taste of the Good Stuff, out October 15 via Dangerbird Records—pre-save/pre-order HERE.

The new song is inspired by an encounter May had buying a guitar on Craigslist from an aging punk woman who performs under the name “Patsy DeKline.” He recalls going into her space and seeing the walls plastered with old posters and ashtrays loaded with spliffs. “I’ve come to see it as a reinterpretation of the rock and roll passing-of-the-torch myth,” says May. “I want to be clear that I used my imagination to add fictitious details to an actual experience. I have never smashed a guitar on purpose, but I would like to one day. As a matter of fact, if I achieve even a sliver of success in music, no one's guitars will be safe.” “Patsy DeKline” is the third offering from May’s forthcoming debut, following lead single, “NBC” and “2019.”

After spending much of his 20s living and playing in New York, May moved home to Los Angeles where he was closer to his family and able to turn the accumulation of notes, phrases and melodies in his head into a record. He wrote much of One More Taste of the Good Stuff in his childhood home, shut away in a sound-proofed practice room adorned with Christmas lights that his father built for him growing up – a room that was demolished soon after he finished recording. The songs that came out of that isolated space possess a similar yearning for human connection, with lyrics that focus on the whimsical minutiae of brief encounters as well as long-standing relationships that ended during this time, such as the passing of Hank’s close friend and biggest supporter.

One More Taste of the Good Stuff features contributions from longtime collaborators and friends including bassist Patrick Taylor, drummer Mark Gardener and keyboardist Max Foreman. Brian Rosemeyer (Cat Power, Kurt Vile) is the record’s mix engineer, and Dave Cooley (Paramore, Tame Impala) hopped on mastering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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