
John Mayer - Heavier Things (LP)
With the experience of a Grammy-winning, major-label debut under his belt and the requisite pop stardom that goes with it, John Mayer continues forging a steadily impressive musical canon with his third full-length outing, HEAVIER THINGS. Like the introspective musings of fellow, mellow pop singer-songwriters such as Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson, Mayer's songs delve into the subtleties of relationships and their accompanying navel-gazing. "Bigger Than My Body" finds him not only on a search for self, but sounding like Matthews with his hint of falsetto, as "Something's Missing" does much the same on a bed of swirling guitar and the occasionally chiming chord. As for the fairer sex, there's the requisite pleading found within the confines of the bluesy "Come Back to Bed," and the realization of loving someone with emotional baggage in "Daughters," which stems from childhood issues. All is not entirely dour, however, as this former Berkley School of Music student includes a pair of more up-tempo cuts--"Clarity," the hip-hop-brushed opener featuring jazz great Roy Hargrove and Roots drummer Questlove Thompson, and the hook-filled pop nugget "Only Heart." Packed with such emotional heft, it's no wonder John Mayer went with the title HEAVIER THINGS. Format: Vinyl Genre: Rock, Blues Remember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from our official JocoRecords website! Track Listing: A1 Clarity 4:31A2 Bigger Than My Body 4:26A3 Somebody's Missing 5:04A4 New Deep 4:07A5 Come Back to Bed 5:23B1 Home Life 4:14B2 Split Screen Sadness 5:06B3 Daughters 3:58B4 Only Heart 3:49B5 Wheel 5:33