Like Adele and Duffy getting more press and label attention after Amy Winehouse got famous, Mayer Hawthorne‘s success has given a bump to some new neo-soul or whatever you want to call this retro sounding music. JD McPherson was recommended to me from Aunt Mary after hearing him on XRT for Cubs opening day. Finnally remembered to give it a listen and am upset that it took so long. In two of the videos there are reel-to-reel tape recorders; so he doesn’t want anyone to forget that he recorded everything analog. Anyway, this song is pretty addicting: