“I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accur”

“Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.”