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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Premieres New Single “Her Favorite Song” TODAY on Pitchfork</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Album
<i>Where Does This Door Go</i> OUT July 16<sup>th</sup> via Republic Records</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New York, NY – May 15<sup>th</sup>, 2013 – </i><b>Mayer Hawthorne</b> released the first single from his long-awaited third LP
<b><i>Where Does This Door Go</i></b>, which is out on <b>July 16<sup>th</sup></b> via
<b>Republic Records</b>. The track, <b>“Her Favorite Song”</b> produced by Oak (of Oak & Pop) and Mayer Hawthorne premiered today on
<b>Pitchfork.com </b>and includes additional vocals from British singer and songwriter
<b>Jessie Ware. <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/50734-listen-mayer-hawthorne-and-jessie-ware-her-favorite-song/" target="_blank">
PRESS HERE</a></b> to stream the track. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mayer will also be performing on NBC’s <b><i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</i></b> on release date, July 16<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Where Does This Door Go</i></b> features a host of top-flight production work from Pharrell Williams, Greg Wells, Jack Splash, and Oak. Kendrick Lamar is also featured on the album. Recorded in LA, Miami and New York, some describe
the vibe of the album as “Steely Dan meets the Beastie Boys,” which suggests both a studio seriousness and playful approach, always evident in Mayer's work. He explains, “The only rule I had when I went in to make this album was that it had to be fun.” Mayer
describes <b><i>Where Does This Door Go</i></b> as “a journey into the unknown. As a musician, you’re only as good as your next record, and you never know what’s through that next door.”
<b><a href="http://youtu.be/ZtpWyyY_rEg" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a> </b>to watch a preview for
<i>Where Does This Door Go. </i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Michigan native’s last album <b><i>How Do You Do</i></b>, quickly garnered critical praise for the classic, soulful Motown sound and debuted at #1 on
<b>iTunes</b> R&B/Soul and #7 on iTunes Top Albums lists. <b><i>The</i></b><i> <b>
New York Times</b> </i>describes Hawthorne as “an able singer, a gifted mimic and an arranger of astonishing precision” and has received praise from fellow musicians
<b>Justin Timberlake</b>, <b>Kanye West</b>, <b>John Mayer</b>, <b>Snoop Dogg</b>, and more.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mayer will support <b>OneRepublic</b> on tour this summer, along with a handful of headlining shows. Please visit
<a href="http://www.mayerhawthorne.com" target="_blank">www.mayerhawthorne.com</a> for more information and see full tour routing below.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Previous Media Praise for Mayer Hawthorne:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“The sound is refined and dynamic in a way that’s wholly missing from pop radio.” –
<b><i>LA Times</i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">"As close to finding the true lineage of the (Motown) label as you're likely to find."
<b><i>– NME</i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#262626">“A new old-school R&B sensation.”<b> –
<i>NPR</i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#262626">“Mayer Hawthorne is creating music that perfectly evokes the dulcet tones and incisive poetry of late 1960s and early ‘70s Motown, while giving it a modern sheen that
makes it feel truly timeless.”<b> – <i>Wall Street Journal</i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">The album’s 12 songs (<i>How Do You Do</i>) are some of the tightest, most polished pieces of music I’ve heard this fall.” –
<b><i>Time Magazine</i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#262626">“His increasingly confident cries and grooves and songwriting aplomb are undeniably pro.”<b> –
<i>Spin</i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#262626">“Hawthorne is well on his way to becoming a veritable soul sensation.”<b> -
<i>W Magazine</i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Mayer Hawthorne Summer Tour Dates</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*supporting OneRepublic</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5/25 Denver, CO @ Magness Arena (University of Denver)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5/31 Savannah, GA @ Savannah College of Art & Design</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6/8 San Francisco, CA @ Cultivate Festival – Golden Gate Park</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Basilica of St. Mary – Basilica Block Park</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/19 Tulsa, OK @ Center of the Universe Festival – Brady Arts District</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/23 Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival – The Pavilion*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/25 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion (Outdoor)*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/27 Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/28 Canandaigua, NY @ Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7/30 Newport, RI @ Newport Yachting Center*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/1 Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/2 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/3 Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/5 Vienna, VA @ Filene Center at Wolf Trap*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/6 Hyannis, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/8 Big Flats, NY @ Tags*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/9 Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Concert Pavilion*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/10 Hudson, NY @ Hudson Waterfront Park*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/12 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/13 Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Live Amphitheatre*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/15 Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/16 Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8/18 Whites Creek, TN @ The Woods at Fontanel *</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information visit: <a href="http://www.mayerhawthorne.com" target="_blank">
www.mayerhawthorne.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/MayerHawthorne" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MayerHawthorne</a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/MayerHawthorne" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/MayerHawthorne</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MayerHawthorne" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/MayerHawthorne</a>
<a href="http://instagram.com/mayerhawthorne" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/mayerhawthorne</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more on Mayer Hawthorne, please contact:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Linda Carbone//Gina Schulman//Carina Contreras</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="mailto:linda@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">linda@pressherepublicity.com</a></span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> //
<a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><i>gina@pressherepublicity.com</i></a><i> //
<a href="mailto:carina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">carina@pressherepublicity.com</a></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Republic</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Kimberly Harris</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/OWA/redir.aspx?C=8a065a6862d84558a024fb04ff0c0616&URL=mailto%3aKimberly.harris%40umusic.com" target="_blank">Kimberly.harris@umusic.com</a></span></i></b></p>
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