Mayer Hawthorne dropped this smooth new single featuring Jessie Ware, Her Favorite Song. I gotta say newer Hawthorne stuff sounds a little different than his earlier works, but its still got that soulful appeal to it. It also shows growth. I can dig it. Where Does This Door Go will be out July 16th.
The Black Opera‘s Mayer Hawthorne assisted track from their recent Libretto: Of King Legend gets a remix by none other than Oddisee. Free download if you dig.
Queen of Hearts is a video from The Black Opera‘s previous Libretto: Of King Legend that dropped last year. Film credits are listed below on this Mayer Hawthorne assisted track.
Read more »Musical Composition: Astronote
Director: Andy Madeleine
Director of Photography: Adam Rock
Editor: Andy Madeleine
Grip: Manuel Arroyo
Starring: Katie Skolas
Mayer Hawthorne let loose this new track for you to check out. Listen below and hit the download link if your feeling it.
Directed by Andy Madeleine.
The Black Opera actually show themselves a bit for their latest visual Balcony from Libretto: of King Legend that dropped today. The project is 16 tracks with featured artists on the album such as Mayer Hawthorne, Boog Brown, Lalibella, and Melody Betts, and production form Astronote, 14KT, and Oddisee. This is definitely one I suggest checking out. Does this mean that we can reveal who they are? I’ll hold my tongue for now.
Buy “Libretto: of King Legend” via iTunes
The Athletic Mic League‘s 2011 Giants of the Jungle has been re-worked and re-released. Check the 13 tracks from the collective of Buff1 (aka Jamall Bufford), 14KT, Trés Styles, Vaughan T, Vital, Grand Champ, and DJ Haircut (aka Mayer Hawthorne).
I shared a single a couple days ago, and here’s the 6-track EP of remixes from Mayer‘s How Do You Do album. Enjoy.
1. A Long Time [Sugar Rod D-Mix]
2. Can’t Stop f. Snoop Dogg [DaM-FunK G-Mix]
3. Dreaming [Gordon Voidwell Freak-Mix]
4. The Walk [Loose Shus V-Mix]
5. No Strings [RAC Remix]
6. Henny & Gingerale [Bakaboyz B-Mix]
Download “How Do You Do: The Remixes” via Facebook
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This upcoming Monday (10/1/12), Mayer will drop an EP of remixes from his How Do You Do release. Check the latest below.
Here’s Mayer Hawthorne speaking on his musical past, his first records, sampling, and his grandmother.
Here is a recap and a few pictures from the Mayer Hawthorne concert at the Murat in Indianapolis last Wednesday. Pictures by TR, and a recap of the show by DJ Jay Diff.
This past Wednesday night, Mayer Hawthorne and the County performed at the Old National Murat Amber Room to a sold out, and interesting, crowd of fans. Most of them were late 30s to 40; something in age range. Not exactly what I expected at a Mayer Hawthorne show, but they obviously know good music.
Hawthorne hit the stage in a red tuxedo and some retro Jordan III’s, tying that classic motown look with a touch of todays essentials. His band, The County, consisting of a keyboardist, two gutarists, and a drummer, were all in black tux’s. That made the look complete. They started the show off with a few songs from “A Strange Arrangement” (i.e. “Your Easy Loving, Ain’t Pleasing Nothin” and “Out Of My Life”). The crowd was loving the set, and when Mayer had everyone’s attention, he said “one in the air for fun- and my man J. Dilla!” To no surprise, it kept the momentum going as he did a small jam session for Jay Dee. About midway through the performance, the keys player started a dope harmony in which all band members came into one by one. They ran through a few more tunes, had a photo opp for the fans to snap some quick pics, touched on some cuts from “How Do You Do”, and had a nice mash up of “Dreaming” into the Hall & Oatts classic “Make My Dreams Come True.”
Overall: This was a dope show, and the stage presence of Mayer Hawthorne and the County kept the audience singing and partying. Even the opening act, The StepKids, did a great job, and it was my first time hearing them. If anyone out of the crowd didn’t know who Dilla was I think they may know now thanks to MH and the County. Would definetly check them out again.
If you missed out on the show a couple days ago, here are a few pictures to recap the evening.
