Mayer Hawthorne is taking his time in following up his 2009 Stones Throw debut album A Strange Arrangement. But to keep fans sated for the time being he’s recorded six covers and is giving them away free via the Stones Throw website as an EP called Impressions. Most of the six tracks were receorded with his live band The County. The covers are of bands ranging from relative unknowns like The Festivals to out and out classics like Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. Blue Sky.”
Check out the tracklist and grab the free download below.
01. Work To Do (The Isley Brothers cover)
02. Don’t Turn The Lights On (Chromeo cover)
03. You’ve Got The Making of a Lover (The Festivals cover)
04. Fantasy Girl (Shorty’s Portion cover)
05. Little Person (written by Jon Brion)
06. Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra cover)
You can download the Impressions EP directly by clicking here, or you can read Mayer Hawthorne’s description of each track on the official page at the Stones Throw website.
