A few days late, but regardless, John Mayer announced that his next album is just about ready for release.
The last issue of Rolling Stone had a brief write-up describing Mayer's new effort. This time he's spinning himself back into the pop realm with Battle Studies, an 11 track disc that will be released on November 11th.
Mayer is pretty solid-- even Room for Squares is surprisingly good despite the teen ridiculousness of "Your Body is a Wonderland." So hearing he's shifting gears is a bit disappointing. Personally, I was really pleased with the direction he took on Continuum. It was like he managed to scrape off the bubble gum and turn himself into a legitimate musician who as more to offer than moody, breathy singing.
TMI won't count him out until the album has been played to satisfaction, but let's hope that he elevates the standards of pop rather than regresses to 2000. We've been there. let's not go back.
The first single, "Who Says" was released just a few days ago on the 24th. Look for a review soon.
2 comments:
I think we can count on Mayer taking his pop to a new level, he's improved tremendously as a musician since that debut, and his jazz tendencies will blend well.
I think you're right.
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