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Old 08-07-2013, 09:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife View Post
Mayer Hawthorne is one of the best pop-soul musicians around. His first album A Strange Arrangement was decent but How Do You Do is slowly becoming my favorite. There is no way you could listen to a song like "The Walk" and not have to move with the music. Get those shoulders bouncing people! Where Does This Door Go, his latest album, is a little too mainstream R&B sounding for my taste. Not to say R&B is bad necessarily, but when you're used to hearing Hawthorne's fun, creative, poppy soul music, a mainstream sound that strays away from that is just a bit disappointing.
I agree, his brand new album is a big disappointment. It reminds me of the yacht rock music of Hall and Oates.
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