Mayer Hawthorne – Little Boxes (Weeds Intro)

Dopeboyz & dopegirlz… meet Mayer Hawthorne. The latest signee to Stones Throw who will be dropping his debut album, A Strange Arrangement, on October 6th.

Hawthorne, a 29 year-old white kid from Ann Arbor, has produced an album’s worth of stunning soul songs that eschew the retro tag that was so easily assignable to, say, an Amy Winehouse, in favor of something completely new. While the imprint of Curtis Mayfield (check Mayer’s impeccably smooth falsetto), Dozier & Holland and other classic soul songwriters is evident in these songs, the album drips with a sound as influenced by the beat-heavy hip-hop generation that Hawthorne comes from, as much as it does Motown or Muscle Shoals. From doo-wop handclaps and harmonies to Charles Wright-esque uptempo funk numbers, this is pure soul songwriting in its most modern form.

Above you can check the video for his single (which is available on a red, heart-shaped 7-inch vinyl via Stones Throw) and below is a cover of the theme song for Showtime’s Weeds. A joint in which he completed in 45 minutes after Showtime asked a handful of artists to cover the theme. And based off what I’m reading… there’s a possibility we could see Blu and/or Danny remixing it. Just random thoughts… and if you like what you hear, hit the jump for more.

DOWNLOAD: Mayer Hawthorne – Little Boxes (Weeds Intro) | Mediafire

Robert Parker – I’ve Caught You In A Lie
The Mighty Lovers – I Ain’t Gonna Run No More
The Toys – Deserted
The Continental Four – The Way I Love You
Sly, Slick & Wicked – Ready For You
The Marvelettes – Don’t Mess With Bill
The Moments – So This Is Our Goodbye
The Ethics – Searching
The Main Ingredient – Spinning Around
OC Smith – On Easy Street
The Impressions – A Woman Who Loves Me

DOWNLOAD: Hawthorne Radio ep.2 (Stones Throw Podcast 48)

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26 Responses to “Mayer Hawthorne – Little Boxes (Weeds Intro)”

  1. dope

    LeNoirPhotog said this on July 8th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

  2. dope songs

    LeNoirPhotog said this on July 8th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

  3. Dope, and any blu is good.

    vamosarapiar said this on July 8th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

  4. Wooord I was just listening to this cat last night. Def a dope sound. Dude reminds me of The Stylistics. He sounds like a throwback. Definitely good stuff.

    BrotherDante said this on July 8th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

  5. nice to see the mayer on here.

    SWITCH™ said this on July 8th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

  6. I dig this cat

    wattsstix said this on July 8th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

  7. weeds is that show… good shit on the remix

    89er said this on July 8th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

  8. this is gay video

    StReTcH! said this on July 8th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

  9. glad to see this site get open.

    b. said this on July 8th, 2009 at 7:58 pm

  10. p.s it makes me wonder though. if this cat didn’t have the stonesthrow co-sign… would you cats be feelin? hmmm…

    b. said this on July 8th, 2009 at 7:58 pm

  11. ^^i enjoy the music, despite any cosigns. the stones throw relation is how i “found” the music. and thats really where it ends.

    Shake said this on July 8th, 2009 at 8:04 pm

  12. dude is a genius as Haircut=Great producer & MC & he has other aliases the Now On Mixtape is Classic & the Album he is very dope he had a dope prodution with Guilty Simpson as his prod aliases Haircut. Very Talented and of course from Detroit i sweear there is something in the water out there.

    Justin Herschel said this on July 8th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

  13. cant wait for the new album on stones throw in September

    Justin Herschel said this on July 8th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

  14. Can’t believe I’m seeing this on 2DB. Good job fellas.

    Sasha said this on July 8th, 2009 at 8:23 pm

  15. Well done 2DB… didn’t think I’d see Mayer this way…

    JRems said this on July 8th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

  16. p.s. check the astronote remix. you’re welcome :)

    b. said this on July 8th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

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    Mayer Hawthorne - Little Boxes (Weeds Intro) said this on July 8th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

  18. This is stupid dope.

    yo said this on July 8th, 2009 at 10:36 pm

  19. nice! good music

    eightiesboy said this on July 8th, 2009 at 10:43 pm

  20. i get update thru email with stonethrow and i seen this guys ads but never checked it. wow i was missing out. some classic…and i love that one “i wish it would rain”….oh my, dude nice with the vocals. and this vid is great. glad i checked it.

    hahaha lol said this on July 8th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

  21. Mayer Hawthorne is such a beast… he’s already better than most rappers yo. And he sings. I’m buying 20 copies.

    J.S. said this on July 9th, 2009 at 2:49 am

  22. little boxes isn’t just the theme song from weeds, it’s a famous as fuck folk song popularized by the god of folk/protest music Pete Seeger. Get your culture up!

    WalterChronkite said this on July 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am

  23. this is why i visit 2dbz. It’s not just about hip-hop. its just about songs that you can bop your head to. I can see this as a staple song for this summer haha.

    Shaikh N Bake said this on July 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am

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    Mayer Hawthorne - Little Boxes (Video) | Cooldown said this on July 10th, 2009 at 4:44 am

  25. the album has been leaked and it’s dope… FIRE!

    A.I. said this on July 21st, 2009 at 7:39 am

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