Mayer Hawthorne - King of Wiggster Retro Soul

The album by 29 year old Michigan white black dude Mayer Hawthorne is better than anyone could expect. The man really delivers. It could be compared to the Duffy album from last year, in the way that it's extremely retro. Sounds more 60's soul than the real thing. The songs are strong, and he sings like a (white) god. On the Duffy album, however, the songs had more of an emotional load, perhaps. It sounded like they meant something to the artist. Mayer is perhaps a bit more ironic in his delivery. But he pulls it off brilliantly.

The album is super duper, and his videos makes me want to move to LA. From watching the videos one can conclude that the Mayer is a skater. Extra coolness points for that! A little research tells me he skates every day, but is more of a skate fan than a half pro. The Mayer has also been a rap artist/DJ called Haircut.