![]() As a fan, I hope this is a sign of more to come. ![]() With "New Light," it seems we've got all the best of old John back, and none of the worst. It's the back-and-forth we've all experienced in our heads amid a romantic quest: that confident but hesitant, too-complex-to-pull-the trigger internal argument you have any time the next step feels out of your control. The song serves as a message to the unnamed potential partner that he's ready to go there, but he remains pessimistic about how his revelation will be received. He's not in repair like he was on Paradise Valley, but more like he was on, well, " In Repair." On "New Light," Mayer provides the same sort of vibes he put out with songs on Room for Squares and Continuum: a young, love-drunk man desperate for someone to get him, while trading in his acoustic, out-West sound for a bluesy return to his roots. ![]() His proposal of running away to Malibu and starting a new life before this woman even agrees to give him a shot is certainly misguided, but one of the biggest reasons people are drawn to Mayer's music-outside of the undeniably groovy, hits-every-mark blues guitar-is the fact that he can articulate nuanced feelings in such a relatable, conversational way, while simultaneously letting you know he's got none of it figured out. If youre fighting me on the number eight spot, reminder: This is that song with the golden lyrics, Keep me where the light is, that myself and every other. ![]()
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