i originally heard about this musician through a friend of mine two months ago. he sent me this track called, "I Wish It Would Rain." after i heard it, i was like "who the fck is this?" i immediately thought of the sounds of Motown. but i was wrong. "I wish it would rain" wasn't some old school shit, this song was an original created by a genius named: Mayer Hawthorne.
since then he's been on rotation for me every day. and okay, i give myself a late pass for sharing this on Broke-Bandits just NOW. my bad for keepin' the goodies to myself. fckn Justin Timberlake's blog even beat me to it. (at least he's knows wassup though).
okay so... just think: if you somehow got the Temptations, the Four Tops, and the O'Jays all together and stuffed their voices into a white male from Detroit with no formal musical training, you'd get Mayer Hawthorne. sound appealing enough? lemme try that again... if you've been feenin' for a voice that strikes faithful to Motown, 60's r&b, soul etc, there's no doubt you'll easily find and fall in love with Mayer Hawthorne's projects - he's yo boy.
already with a heart-shaped 7'' released (cop it here), he's been getting decent reviews and a long line of folks awaiting his full record.
with his old-school-bow-tie-lovin-heartbreak-barbershop-quartet-charm goin' on... i've got his shit on lock. right now he's the only one keepin' my ears happy. with the music out today, i am finally thankful there's someone who can bring back a more honest and genuine sound to the airwaves.
and plus Questlove and my 12ft fam have been ravin bout him for awhile now. (peep Jon's post on him here).
no joke, don't sleep on this ya'll:
http://www.twitter.com/mayerhawthorne
http://www.myspace.com/mayerhawthorne
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