New Video: Mayer Hawthorne "Green Eyed Love"

Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Goanna Work Out (Remix)"

Mayer Hawthorne drinks absinthe like a baller -- he burns the sugar cube and all. So say what you will about this white-boy soul singer from Michigan (!?): does he have the mojo or not? We are half and half here. A Strange Arrangement was a real hit-or-miss record, with massive highs, such as "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," and "Your Easy Lovin'" and the rest of the record failing to produce. The video above is for Hawthorne's "Green Eyed Love" of that same album -- a song chock full of double entendres. First thing that came to our mind, 'My green eyed love?' More like 'My HQ love' -- this video is sharp looking and breaks down into some sort of pseudo James Bond opening credits montage toward the end. Good enough for our tastes and bizarre Wednesday morning hangover when Tuesday night included only Thai food and Lost? What the hell?

Mayer Hawthorne: "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (Remix)"

[MP3]Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Goanna Work Out (Remix)"

As if Mayer Hawthorne's silky-smooth falsetto vocals weren't relaxing enough, Astronote El Camino reworked " Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," ( arguably the best tune on his new record,) and it now melts. The tune is that discarded orange creamsicle melting in the hot hipster sun of the now distant Pool Parties.

Hawthorne's new record, A Strange Arrangement, drops on Sept. 8 -- it is vintage soul in a modern-day pop shell making for easy listening -- it isn't devoid of West Coast white boy attitude though... Good for these dwindling days of summer, but long-lasting enough to continue in the winter months aside a glass of burbon and Mad Men season three.