New Mayer Hawthorne! This new 12" is produced by Nottz and it definitely has a lot of soul. Originally sung by Otis Leavill in 1969, I Need You is bittersweet but easy on the ears. I love how Mayer Hawthorne blurs the lines between Motown and Hip Hop. It throws me back to the time when it was both the advent of hip-hop and the hey day of motown, where the Rat Pack reigned but at the same time, Harlem became cool. This song makes me think about the Bronx during the 1960's. Who wouldn't want to get some good old lovin', touchin', squeezin' from the up-and-coming crooners back then? Artistic, soulful, passionate, wielding a newly discovered art form full of song and power? Ah, such energy! Enjoy! :)Download: I Need You - Mayer Hawthorne
