I first heard about Mayer Hawthorne through the emails I receive from Stones Throw. As I was in a hurry at the time, I never got to hear what all the fuss was about until I was browsing through some records in Rockinghorse a couple of weeks later. I happened to come across his 12" single Maybe So, Maybe No and figured I'd give it a quick listen. I'm so glad I took the time, because Mayer Hawthorne has some talent. Major talent.
At it's heart, A Strange Arrangement is a beautiful soul record, the kind of record you would take with you on a road trip in a big old Cadillac. Not only does he have a killer voice, Hawthorne also provided most of the instrumentation on the album too. So good is said instrumentation that when label head Peanut Butter Wolf heard some of Hawthorne's early songs, he thought he was listening to reworkings of early soul records.
A Strange Arrangement is a great album; if you're a fan of soul and/or hip hop, or you just have an open mind, you'll be eating this up in no time. Get it now!
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