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UncutApr 27, 2016Ultimately, the delight is in the details, notably the pairing of Hawthorne's fluent basslines and the trashcan thump of ancient drum machines. [Jun 2016, p.74]
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Apr 22, 2016Containing 10 songs and with a running time of 30 minutes, it’s tantalisingly brief but never short of quality.
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Apr 11, 2016Hawthorne has once again proved himself as a superb purveyor of funky jams that will please the ear and the spirit.
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Apr 13, 2016Like it or not, there aren’t many people who can pull off what Mayer Hawthorne does best these days as well as Mayer Hawthorne does it. It fills a very real void in an increasingly crowded and grossly jaded pop music world. It is, in essence, important work.
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Apr 7, 2016Highlights album come when the songs stretch beyond Hawthorne’s solo comfort zone.
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Apr 7, 2016Man About Town doesn't boast much in the way of radical steps forward. But it confirms the man is still very good at what he does.
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Apr 7, 2016There is an invigorating energy that shines through the lyrics and tempo of this album, so although lyrics about the finer things of California living aren't necessarily profound or entirely relatable, on Man About Town, Hawthorne's buoyant optimism for beginning anew in 2016 is utterly contagious.
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Apr 7, 2016For the most part, he remains in relatively banal lyrical territory on this fourth album, but what he’s able to do with some aplomb is capture the majestic effortlessness of the Motown sound.