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80
It is by all means a stimulating body of work with ample substance, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Less focused on his innate individuality, it’s a John Mayer passion project that toasts to the good old days, when musicians were more inclined to follow instincts and feelings than clicks and likes.
80
What makes Sob Rock more than empty pastiche is the superb quality of the songwriting.
70
Uniting these different moods, and the different styles in which Mayer dabbles, is the effortless warmth in his voice, which never puts too much weight behind his heartbreak or his happiness. He sings like a man who knows his place in the world.
70
Sob Rock is a pleasant album whose thematic '80s affections add some stylistic flair to Mayer's laid-back songs.
61
Sob Rock is the sound of a man alone in his success. Even if this is one of John Mayer’s stronger albums, the whole thing feels self-consciously minor.
60
It’s genuinely enjoyable. Fairly forgettable. A pleasant enough middle-lane trip down what Mayer – with knowing cliché – calls “the highway of dreams”.
45
Mayer manages to pack his newest album with dry lyricism while maintaining the same sonic palette, but this time with a handful of musical flourishes that offer glimpses of something unique.
40
If anything, Sob Rock achieves its sonic goals too well and is so blatantly dated that it doesn’t have any charm. Mayer comes off not as a tribute to his heroes but more just him being a copycat.
Look I didn’t hate this but I would say that it’s definitely the ridiculously tasteful guitar work by John Mayer that’s carrying the entire album.
Look, Sob Rock’ has a vibe for sure and knows how to stay in it’s own lane but absolutely feels at it’s most meaningful when the moody blues guitar moments come to light and are allowed to shine but for such a guitar-centric album and artist these moments are too few and far between.
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"i want you in the worst way/is the gate code still your birthday"
what a fucking creep. just go listen to bruce hornsby if you want music that sounds like this.
A perfect dose of innocent old school charm and stripped-back honesty, making it an instant contemporary classic.
♡ New Light
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Track List
| 1 | Last Train Home 3:07 | 73 |
| 2 | Shouldn't Matter but It Does 3:56 | 66 |
| 3 | New Light 3:37 | 83 |
| 4 | Why You No Love Me 4:15 | 49 |
| 5 | Wild Blue 4:12 | 73 |
| 6 | Shot in the Dark 4:09 | 68 |
| 7 | I Guess I Just Feel Like 4:46 | 68 |
| 8 | Til the Right One Comes 3:39 | 64 |
| 9 | Carry Me Away 2:39 | 63 |
| 10 | All I Want Is to Be With You 4:04 | 63 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
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1y
hows possible a single from 2018 is on an album from 2021 and this havent had any remix on it?
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Added on: June 1, 2021