John Mayer

John Mayer readjusts that heart that he's been wearing on his sleeve and tackles more socially conscious subject matter, much akin to when soul icons Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield had their own personal epiphanies in the '70s. Mayer's take on the upheaval in his own world is not so much a lament as an acknowledgement of the apathy of Gen Y (see songs "Waiting for the World to Change" and "Belief"). But at the core is his fluid, seemingly effortless guitar work, something that often gets overlooked for his profile as a romantic balladeer.

"Who did you think I was?" John Mayer asked on the opening track of Try!, the live album
he released last year as one-third of the John Mayer Trio. He's answered the question
eloquently on Continuum, a smart, breezy album that deftly fuses his love for old-school
blues and R&B with his natural gift for sharp melodies and well-constructed songs. With this
album, the twenty-eight-year-old Mayer displays a new command of all his music... More >