John Mayer — Born & Raised (3 LP)

By the time John Mayer made Born & Raised, he was done chasing. This is a record that sits still — rooted in California folk and country-soul, with a warmth that owes as much to Laurel Canyon as it does to the Delta. The title track and the quietly devastating "Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967" show a songwriter at his most unhurried and assured, trading flash for feeling. On three beautifully pressed LPs, the album's spaciousness finally has room to breathe the way it was always meant to. Patient, honest, and genuinely lovely.

Tracklist

1. Queen Of California (4:09)
2. The Age Of Worry (2:39)
3. Shadow Days (3:50)
4. Speak For Me (3:45)
5. Something Like Olivia (3:01)
6. Born And Raised (4:49)
7. If I Ever Get Around To Living (5:21)
8. Love Is A Verb (2:27)
9. Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 (5:10)
10. Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey (4:39)
11. A Face To Call Home (4:46)
12. Born And Raised (Reprise) (2:03)