Now available on iTunes!

01. Get To Know You
02. A Long Time
03. Can’t Stop (feat. Snoop Dogg)
04. Dreaming
05. The Walk
06. Finally Falling
07. Hooked
08. Stick Around
09. The News
10. You Called Me
11. You’re Not Ready
12. No Strings

13.Henny And Gingerale

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[Edited 10/5/11 7:04am]

Wait. He has TWO albums out?

Timmy84 said:

Wait. He has TWO albums out?

this is the second album.Did you ever hear the first one?

the first single The Walk

"A Long Time"

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

Wait. He has TWO albums out?

this is the second album.Did you ever hear the first one?

I meant this year!

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

this is the second album.Did you ever hear the first one?

I meant this year!

Several months ago,he released a 2-LP "Live" album but it was on vinyl only and only available on his website.How Do You Do is considered his official second studio album

[Edited 10/2/11 17:17pm]

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

I meant this year!

Several months ago,he released a 2-LP "Live" album but it was on vinyl album and only available on his website.How Do You Do is considered his official second studio album

Didn't you or someone just post that he had another studio album out? I could've sworn, there was a topic on this, and this was gonna be full of curses in it and it had him and some fine woman (in panties) on the cover. Did they suddenly just change the direction of the album and gave it a different title/cover? I swore we JUST had a discussion about his new album.

I think you got confused this is the single cover of "The Walk".

SoulAlive said:

I think you got confused this is the single cover of "The Walk".

Might've been.

Did you ever hear his first album? What do you think of it?

SoulAlive said:

Did you ever hear his first album? What do you think of it?

I thought it was real good. Strange Arrangement, right? Yeah I dug it.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

Did you ever hear his first album? What do you think of it?

I thought it was real good. Strange Arrangement, right? Yeah I dug it.

"No Strings" (from the new album)

I think I'm going to get it...

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

I think you got confused this is the single cover of "The Walk".

Might've been.

Actually,that would have been a better album cover! lol

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

Might've been.

Actually,that would have been a better album cover! lol

Yessir!

Really looking forward to it.

namepeace said:

Really looking forward to it.

me too

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Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The "retro soul" tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded before 1980, and Mayer Hawthorne is aware of how trends come and go.

But, he says, he's not interested in taking it back to the "good old days," as much as he is in creating the "new good days." And to fans like producer Mark Ronson, who said, "I have no idea what this is, old or new, but it's fucking good!!!" upon first hearing Hawthorne's music, age ain't nothin' but a number.

On How Do You Do, his first major label effort for Universal Republic Records, Hawthorne proves that he is not part of a trend. The classic Motown sound that provided the blueprint for his self-produced independent debut, A Strange Arrangement, remains, but is joined on How Do You Do by music reminiscent of late 1960s California pop and the best work from the likes of Steely Dan and Chicago.

"Hawthorne emerges with a jaw-dropping collection of classic soul," RollingStone.com proclaimed upon hearing A Strange Arrangement, but with this latest release, the formula has been updated. The vocals are stronger, the music more varied and vibrant, but it's still Mayer Hawthorne. And the message is love.

Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit," claims the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, who counts Smokey Robinson and famed songwriting trio Holland, Dozier, Holland among his influences, but also draws inspiration from Michael McDonald, Juan Atkins and J Dilla.

Hawthorne has produced and played instruments for much of his life, but never intended to become a singer. What he became, however, was a new school soul sensation, touring globally and earning accolades from Playboy, NPR and Entertainment Weekly. "He's an able singer...an arranger of astonishing precision," wrote the New York Times when Hawthorne first hit the scene.

On "The Walk," the first single from How Do You Do, Hawthorne plays a man scorned and content with saying "So long, you did me wrong" to the lady in his life. "A Long Time" is both a brilliant homage to Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen" and a storied history of Hawthorne's beloved Detroit, followed by a duet - yes, duet - with the incomparable Snoop Dogg on "Can't Stop."

"It's Snoop like you've never heard him before," Hawthorne told Billboard.com before the two performed together at the South by Southwest music festival in March.

The rest of How Do You Do is a trip through generations and tales of love cherished and love lost. Songs like "Hooked," "You Called Me" and "You're Not Ready" are vintage fare, while "The News" and "No Strings" add a modern, 21st century flair to the proceedings. The album culminates in "Henny & Gingerale," an ode to the signature cocktail complete with the party banter and pulsating dance floor R&B of Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up."

Snoop Dogg once heralded Hawthorne as his new favorite artist, praise shared via Twitter by other stars such as Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and John Mayer. With the release of How Do You Do, such sentiment is sure to grow, just as Hawthorne himself continues to grow as an artist and performer. It was soul music from which he came, and those roots will never be left behind. But there is more to this artist than just soul music.

"A lot of my other influences are coming out on this record," Hawthorne told Billboard.com. "There are a lot of other genres that are blending in now.

"It's just turning into me."

I've listened to the album a few times and I have to say...I'm slightly disappointed The songs are too similiar and there aren't any tunes that really stand out.His first album was such a pleasant surprise,filled with retro R&B tunes that were inspired by the likes of Curtis Mayfield,The Delfonics and Motown.This new album is also retro-sounding,with a few songs that sound 'modern' but the songs are kinda bland,for the most part.

The new album has a few great songs: "Get To Know You","You're Not Ready","Stick Around".The last track "Henny and Gingerale" is the highlight.....a funky,party track that samples Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up".But it's telling that the best song on the album is built around a sample.

SoulAlive said:

The last track "Henny and Gingerale" is the highlight.....a funky,party track that samples Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up".But it's telling that the best song on the album is built around a sample.

MH started in hip-hop, so that may explain it.

the new video "The Walk" by Mayer Hawthorne

^^dayum!!! That video is just.....WOW!!

SoulAlive said:

I've listened to the album a few times and I have to say...I'm slightly disappointed The songs are too similiar and there aren't any tunes that really stand out.His first album was such a pleasant surprise,filled with retro R&B tunes that were inspired by the likes of Curtis Mayfield,The Delfonics and Motown.This new album is also retro-sounding,with a few songs that sound 'modern' but the songs are kinda bland,for the most part.

The new album has a few great songs: "Get To Know You","You're Not Ready","Stick Around".The last track "Henny and Gingerale" is the highlight.....a funky,party track that samples Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up".But it's telling that the best song on the album is built around a sample.

Damn! It was disappointing, huh? I figured he was gonna change up his style a little, since he moved over to a bigger distribution label. Well I'll have to give my two cents went I get it next week!

silverchild said:

SoulAlive said:

I've listened to the album a few times and I have to say...I'm slightly disappointed The songs are too similiar and there aren't any tunes that really stand out.His first album was such a pleasant surprise,filled with retro R&B tunes that were inspired by the likes of Curtis Mayfield,The Delfonics and Motown.This new album is also retro-sounding,with a few songs that sound 'modern' but the songs are kinda bland,for the most part.

The new album has a few great songs: "Get To Know You","You're Not Ready","Stick Around".The last track "Henny and Gingerale" is the highlight.....a funky,party track that samples Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up".But it's telling that the best song on the album is built around a sample.

Damn! It was disappointing, huh? I figured he was gonna change up his style a little, since he moved over to a bigger distribution label. Well I'll have to give my two cents went I get it next week!

Because I enjoyed the debut album so much,maybe my expectations may have been too high for the follow-up? I don't know....maybe I just need to listen to it some more.It's a good album overall.I just don't hear anything that knocks me out....yet.

SoulAlive said:

silverchild said:

Damn! It was disappointing, huh? I figured he was gonna change up his style a little, since he moved over to a bigger distribution label. Well I'll have to give my two cents went I get it next week!

Because I enjoyed the debut album so much,maybe my expectations may have been too high for the follow-up? I don't know....maybe I just need to listen to it some more.It's a good album overall.I just don't hear anything that knocks me out....yet.

Ok I understand. Yeah I love A Strange Arrangement myself (been loving it since 2009) and I hope this album follows suit. It seems to be getting alot of praise and respect since its release yesterday on iTunes, so hopefully this is a breakthrough for him. I wouldn't know because I'm waiting on the CD release next Tuesday.

I know you want to be suprised but here's a place where you can stream the entire album.....

http://www.electricmariachi.com/album-streams/mayer-hawthorne-how-do-you-do-album-stream