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Mayer Hawthorne On World Cafe

Mayer Hawthorne performs upstairs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Rich McKie/WXPN hide caption

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Mayer Hawthorne On World Cafe

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You can't separate this Southern California musician from his Motor City roots.

Mayer Hawthorne on World Cafe

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Mayer Hawthorne On World Cafe

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Mayer Hawthorne On World Cafe

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The retro-soul singer revisits the World Cafe for this week's Sense of Place: Detroit feature. In this episode, the musician, who began as a hip-hop artist, talks about how he was influenced by growing up in the Motor City.

Mayer Hawthorne On World Cafe

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First Listen: Mayer Hawthorne, 'Where Does This Door Go'

Mayer Hawthorne's new album, Where Does This Door Go, comes out July 16. Jeremy Deputat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Mayer Hawthorne, 'Where Does This Door Go'

In the course of three studio albums, Hawthorne has transformed himself from underground indie-soul curiosity to imminent star. Hawthorne has long been a student of the music that precedes him, with skills as a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist that take him well beyond mimicry.

Where Does This Door Go

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