The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. The Ambience Affair – Burials Body Language – Social Studies Civil Civic – Rules The Golden Filter – Syndromes M83 – Hurry Up We’re Dreaming (alt stream) Marketa Irglova … Read More…
Mayer Hawthorne’s new single (and first for major label Universal) is an ode to Detroit and as such makes great use of dance footage from an ’80s Detroit cable TV show called The New Dance Show complete witha cheap yet … Read More…
Mayer Hawthorne provides the soulful colour on SebastiAn’s new electro funk song ‘Love In Motion’. You wouldn’t know it was Mayer otherwise. Still nice Prince-esque workout. The track features on SebastiAn’s upcoming Ed Banger album Total which is out at … Read More…
I love how nerdy this guy is. In the video, he can’t handle one glass of Absinthe and goes a bit loo-laa. I also love the Classixx remix of this tune. Look out beloooow. Mayer Hawthorne plays Ireland in a … Read More…
Remember those archaic days when you picked up a magazine or a weekly music paper in your grubby music-hungry hands and read a playlist of what the publication’s writers were playing in the office that week? There is power in … Read More…
Another tip featured back in April, Mayer Hawthorne is due to release his album A Strange Arrangement in September on Stones Throw. The video for ‘Maybe So, Maybe No’ is a straight-up U.S. of A skate and sunshine jam. Stones … Read More…
Barber shop quartet. Nice. Video by Ross Harris. Previously by Mayer Hawthorne. We’re on our way to Australia now. You can follow our trip on Twitter or with the hashtag #ozblogtrip. Another post is scheduled for tomorrow. We’re going to … Read More…
Last week I asked my Twitter followers for their submission to a newTwitter mixtape or Twixtape for short: What’s your perfect summer song for 2009? There was about 50 responses or so and I had a great time collating as … Read More…
Nice vid for fly white soul boy Mayer Hawthorne’s “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” directed by Henry DeMaio and yes, the vinyl does come in the shape of a heart! Also on Stones Throw now,
“Just a few things been running through my head..” – 9 treasures from my inbox. A new Stones Throw artist who is producing some amazing modern soul and R&B productions. Definitely one to watch this year. Grab the 12″ next … Read More…
