Here are my top 10 albums of 2009. Just a few things to mention….
1.They are in no particular order.
2. I have probably forgotten something obvious.
3.I am not going to write about the albums because most of them have already featured on the blog earlier in the year.
4.I am not including Animal Collective because they get [...]

I’ve just got back from a week holiday in Barcelona. While I was there I was lucky enough to catch two phenomenal shows.
On the Sunday I saw Mayer Hawthorne, who I wrote about here. It was an absolutely amazing performance that had me grinning from ear to ear throughout. It’s so rare that I get [...]

I’ve got my first ‘proper’ review coming out in the September issue of Now Then. I thought I would let you peeps have a sneak preview, plus an mp3.
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Mayer Hawthorne
A Strange Arrangement
stonesthrow.com/mayerhawthorne
‘We made a strange arrangement’ hark the harmonic openings, and we are instantly in love with Mayer Hawthorne, the one-man soulsmith who is about [...]

Stones Throw records are clearly one of the best labels going at the moment, with a roster that includes Madlib, PB Wolf, James Pants and Breakestra, just to name a few of my favourites. Well now they can add another great name to that list, Mayer Hawthorne, the new soul sensation who completely blew me [...]