Where Does This Door Go improves over his last effort, which was already pretty good to begin with, and may go down as one of the year’s most exceptional releases.
Upon a first listen, Where Does This Door Go may be a lot to take in, as it covers a wide range of sounds and styles in its 52-minute runtime, but it also packs an immediate punch, and Hawthorne’s growth as a composer is evident by the end of the first song, making this easily his best album to date.
Where Does This Door Go is a record that's equally focused on delivering mildly self-effacing party jams and empathetic moments of connection.
The sound of 1960′s era Detroit still pulses, but Hawthorne’s revitalized sense of artistic freedom has led to forays into the likes of nostalgic hip-hop and yacht rock.
For all of his apparent devotion to the genre, Hawthorne comes off somewhat soulless on Where Does This Door Go.
Wherever this door does go, it is a place that calls for boat shoes, a relaxed attitude, and a returning fan's patience.
This album resonates me so much more not only due to the entire attitude change that differs from his previous albums at this point but delving more into Soul than Doo Wop. Its a confident tale of broken hearts and warnings to the listener and I absolutely love it more than I know most people do. It really shows the small preview of what would become Tuxedo and Mayer Hawthorne’s departure from the lovey dovey into the confident playboy. What I’m saying here is it is no longer PG and ... read more
1 | Problematization 0:15 | |
2 | Back Seat Lover 3:51 | |
3 | The Innocent 3:22 | |
4 | Allie Jones 4:04 | |
5 | The Only One 3:20 | |
6 | Wine Glass Woman 3:47 | |
7 | Her Favorite Song 3:29 | |
8 | Ay Bass Player 0:14 | |
9 | Crime 4:40 feat. Kendrick Lamar | |
10 | Reach Out Richard 4:08 | |
11 | Corsican Rosé 4:08 | |
12 | Where Does This Door Go 4:18 | |
13 | Robot Love 3:27 | |
14 | The Stars Are Ours 4:27 | |
15 | All Better 4:20 |