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2009 Wrap-Up: Top Albums of 2009 – 14-10
Similar to 2008′s Top Albums list, I was going to roll with my favorite 12 albums…except there were two more that I couldn’t ignore. Anyways, these were my top albums of 2009. They aren’t necessarily...
View Article2009 Wrap-Up: Top Tracks of the Year #11 to #1
11. Jack Penate – Pull My Heart Away Penate’s crooning seriously sounds like his heart it being physically ripped out on this track. This pained approach is even more appropriate given the nostalgic...
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New Mixtape: 4th of July 2011 – DAY
Who doesn’t love 4th of July? Friends, family, burgers, beer, sunshine, beach, margaritas? Hopefully, these tunes are apt to keep you satisfied in the sand. CSS is the winner of this mix (in my...
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MP3: Mayer Hawthorne – When The Night Falls (Chromeo Cover)
Mayer Hawthorne puts some of his own soulful funk on Chromeo‘s addictive cut “When The Night Falls”. It doesn’t get more smooth than that. Stream below or Download here. When The Night Falls (Mayer...
View ArticleNEW MIXTAPE: JayeL Audio 9-9-11
The ladies were out in full force during August. Powerhouses like Florence & The Machine, Feist and Marina & the Diamonds all offered up new music. Even if Marina sounds more like Gaga right...
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NEW MIXTAPE: JayeL Audio 11-23-11
photo via Reckless Times Turns out leaving for almost two weeks means a lot of new music to catch up on. Well worth the wait, of course. Hopefully, you’ve already had time to digest excellent new...
View Article2011 Wrap-Up: Top Tracks of the Year #20-#11
Top 20, lets go. #40-#31 #30-#21 20. TV On The Radio – Second Song Nine Types of Light was an album that required multiple listens before I was a was ready to cosign. It was much lighter fare than...
View ArticleNew Mixtape: JayeL Audio 1-27-12
Influence is largely the theme of the majority of mixtape number two for this week. Teen Daze kicks things off with an Earth, Wind & Fire sampling dance party. Speaking of influence, does the piano...
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Mayer Hawthorne – Designer Drug
I survived yesterday’s April Fool’s shenanigans mostly unscathed. I’m glad to say Mayer Hawthorne‘s new single is no joke and finds his ditching the typical Motown-influence for something more synthy....
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Mayer Hawthorne: Her Favorite Song ft Jessie Ware
Mayer Hawthorne appears to be 2 for 2 in releases from his upcoming 3rd album, Where Does This Door Go. “Designer Drug” assuredly took a break from Hawthorne’s Motown standards and “Her Favorite Song”...
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Remix Friday: Large Professor, Ghost Loft, Funk LeBlanc & more
Borneo, June 2013 via Travelstache (be sure to follow Travelstache‘s Summer journey here) Large Professor gives Mayer Hawthorne’s “Her Favorite Song” a “good taste with an ounce of hood elegance”,...
View ArticleMIXTAPE: JayeL Audio 9-02-13
JayeL Audio 9-02-13 from jayelaudio on 8tracks Radio. The list of great new albums in 2013 just continues to grow with surprise releases from RAC, The Avett Brothers and Cults all announced in the...
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Mar. 2014 Detroit Show Tracker: Arcade Fire, Mayer Hawthorne, Pusha T & more
There are considerably fewer quality shows coming to Metro Detroit in March, but let’s face it: Michigan is “turrible” in March. All the more reason to catch a show to beat the (hopefully) end of...
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The Aston Shuffle – Never Take It Away ft Mayer Hawthorne
The Aston Shuffle was new to me, but a feature from Mayer Hawthorne was an instant way to get my attention. The Michigan native is featured on the Aussie producers’ new single “Never Take it Away”. The...
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Jaded Inc – Coconut Sofa
The name of their lead single, “Coconut Sofa”, sounds like it was spit out of a random song name generator, but Jaded Inc couldn’t be further from random. The collaboration between Mayer Hawthorne and...
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MIXTAPE: JayeL Audio 5-12-16
Just when I thought I was about to catch up on all the great new music of 2016, the tidal wave of surprise new releases happened: Beyonce. Drake. James Blake. Radiohead. Those big name acts are all...
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