| Spinner: Mayer Hawthorne Gains Daryl Hall's Praise, Shares Vinyl Collection Favorites Oct 1st 2012, 20:05 | | | Mayer Hawthorne Gains Daryl Hall's Praise, Shares Vinyl Collection Favorites Oct 1st 2012, 20:05 Filed under: News, Exclusive, Spinner Interview  Universal Mayer Hawthorne's most recent release, How Do You Do , is hard to categorize. It features what Hawthorne fan Daryl Hall calls "classic neo-soul" coupled with an old-school R&B flavor, spiked with a healthy dose of hip hop attitude (and a Snoop Dogg duet) -- not to mention one of the most irresistible singles of the year, "The Walk." Hawthorne, a dapper troubadour in Buddy Holly specs is hard to peg. A rapper from Ann Arbor, Mich., he did not set out to be a classic soul singer, yet here he finds himself, fronting one of the hottest bands (The County) -- and hottest tours -- of the year. Spinner had a chance to speak with the ever cool, laid back Hawthorne to talk Daryl Hall, his vinyl collection and the best live show he ever saw. We also had a chance to catch him live in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, at the historic Wiltern Theater -- and it was remarkable. Blending all the elements of a classic, '60s-styled soul revue, he spiked the evening with a healthy dose of influences -- Stax, Motown, funky Philly soul, hip hop -- all filtered through his winning, engaging hipster persona. Moving and grooving for almost two hours with swagger and a goofy sort of confidence, somewhere the ghosts of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding had to be smiling. | | | |  | |
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