Video: Mayer Hawthorne - Love Is All Right (4-inch vinyl)

I love when knowledgable folks put me on to good soul music... A few months back, I crashed at my friend Peter Rosenberg's place in Manhattan. It's one of the most chill living environments I've been around (ahhh, memories of the Real World House in Hyattsville). There's always the chance to learn of new music from Peter and one of his roomies, Mark Ballard, a 30-something white Marketing/PR manager. On this particular night, upon returning from an event, Ballard and I talked the night away about my newest studies... Blues music. I told Ballard that I [...]

I had a few discussions with myself before I decided to write about this album, but hey, it's my blog and I can do what I want here, – and I adore this album! Please give it a chance... It is not the typical album I usually write about on Eardrums, but it is a very special one, and an album that has become one of the most played on my stereo recently. This is retro soul music, full of harmonies, smooth melodies and a good feeling. The music is made and played by Mayer Hawthorne [...]

Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement LIMITED EDITION: CD & 2/LP PACKAGED WITH 4-INCH VINYL SINGLE containing 2 non-album tracks. 2/LP with "alligator skin" cover. US release date: Sept. 8, UK release date: Sept. 21 2/LP with limited edition 4-inch single, now in stock. CD with ltd. edition 4-inch single, now in stock. Pre-orders being filled.