Oh, Valentine's Day. As we sit here on this Valentine Sunday alone, blogging, eating Bon Bons and watching sad movies, we realize that love is hard and indeed, a battlefield. Lucky for us, hundreds of men and women have been able to describe these emotions and feelings through song and lyric. Music is not one dimensional when it comes to love. Can't express your love to someone? "Open Arms" by Journey can help you. Heartbroken, miserable, trying to hang on? This happened to Bob Dylan (and you). That's why he wrote, "Most Of The Time."
Enter Mayer Hawthorne. Michigan born, and L.A. based, Mayer Hawthorne is quickly making quite a name for himself in the love game. His debut album, A Strange Arrangement, was released last year on Peanut Butter Wolf's, Stones Throw Records , after PBW got some of Hawthorne's demos, with PBW initially thinking they were tracks from the past. Channeling Motown, Hawthorne goes through all the different varieties and flavors of love on A Strange Arrangement. Hawthorne does the Motown sound so well, that you almost forget that the album was made in 2009, and, more so ,that he's a nerdy looking white guy. But love is colorblind! And these are modern times where anything is possible! This album is the real deal. Buy it!
Look for Hawthorne this spring opening up for Passion Pit.
Watch video of Hawthorne's first single off of, A Strange Arrangement, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" below, hearts included. And check Hawthorne and his band doing my favorite track, "Your Easy Lovin' Ain't That Pleasin' Nothin' " on Jimmy Kimmel.
2 comments:
Niiiiice. Most of the Time. Such a great song.
I like Just Ain't Gonna Work out...a lot!
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