So this is one of a few concerts that I went to in 2010 that slipped under the "post these" radar, and I accidentally left the photos on my hard drive, which have since been waiting patiently to be unleashed onto the world. Mayer Hawthorne's 2009 LP
A Strange Arrangement instantly got my attention before it was released, as he is on
my favourite record label of all time, and I trust any new artist they sign to bring something interesting and exciting to the table.
Combining a throwback to Motown-soul with low-fi, do-it-yourself recordings, Mayer establishes a fantastic niche that should please both longtime listeners of their folk's old records, hip-hop heads, and general likers of good music the world over. His is a great introduction to music from a simpler time, where classic themes dominated, singing in falsetto wasn't
ruined forever, and tucking in your shirt was actually
hip.
If you haven't already, please, recognize:
