Ann Arbor, Michigan native and longtime eclectic DJ/producer Andrew Cohen, onetime member of the rap groups Athletic Mic League and Now On, began recording soul-seeped material as something of a joke, but didn't plan to have it reach beyond his circle of friends and family. Mayer Hawthorne, the pseudonym Cohen used for the songs, eventually took on a life of its own. When a couple of Hawthorne songs were played for Peanut Butter Wolf, the Stones Throw label head was baffled; he initially thought he was hearing re-edits of obscure late-'60s/early-'70s soul singles, not the work of a multi-instrumentalist who laid everything down himself. Subsequently signed to Stones Throw, Cohen debuted Hawthorne with "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" b/w "When I Said Goodbye," a pair of scratchy and bittersweet tales of heartache, on red heart-shaped 7" vinyl. A 12" featuring a cover of New Holidays' obscure 1969 single "Maybe So Maybe No" followed shortly thereafter, preceding the full-length A Strange Arrangement, released in October 2009. After a live set (Stones Throw Direct to Disc #1) and a couple single releases, Hawthorne released his second album, How Do You Do, for Universal Republic in October 2011. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
Artist: Mayer Hawthorne Album: A Strange Arrangement Release Date: October 6 Label: Stones Throw Tracklist: 01 We Made 02 A Strange Arrangement 03 Jus...
overdubs done in Los Angeles. Guests on the album will include Snoop Dogg on a track called "I Can't Stop," and legendary Motown guitarist Dennis Coff...
arranging, mixing and overdubs done in Los Angeles. Guests on the album will include Snoop Dogg on a track called "I Can't Stop," and legendary Motown...
Funk Brother guitarist Dennis Coffey on some tracks for his album as well as singing a cover of Funkadelic's "Don't Know My Love" for Coffey's upcomin...
started making records when he was 15 years old, was a Motown favorite of producer Norman Whitfield, who liked the "bag of tricks" he guitarist would ...
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