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John Mayer has been giving us a little taste of his newest album in small parts every month. On February 24th, he finally released Wave Two (the second part) of his album. Wave 2 includes four songs: âStill Feel like Your Manâ, âEmoji of a Waveâ,â Helplessâ and âRoll It on Home.â
According to Rolling Stone magazine, John Mayer says the album is âbeyond a break-up record.â He explains that itâs based on his impression on loss.
The album is somewhat based on his feelings toward the relationship he had with Katy Perry a few years back. He deliberately says â”It was the only time in my life that sadness was like a lucid dream, like, ‘Oh, I’m here. I got no business trying to get out of this, because it won’t work.’ It was like learning to live in the wilderness.”
âStill Feel like You Manâ from wave two, is related to âMoving on and Getting Overâ from wave one, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
Aside from the release of these four new songs, Mayer also added more dates to his upcoming âThe Search for Everything Tour.â He will perform in Sunrise, FL at the BB&T center August 12 and in Tampa on August 13 at the Amalie Arena.
The interview with John Mayer goes on by explaining in depth what each song is about:
âStill Feel Like Your Manâ: âThis is my little engine that couldâŠThe title itself had lyrics blowing out of it from every cornerâŠ[I wrote it] almost like a treatment for a movie.â
âHelplessâ: âYou get disco overtones but itâs all impliedâŠI picture myself opening a show with this song,â he says. âIt straddles a lot of different vibes at once.â
âEmoji of a Waveâ: âItâs about sitting in a feelingâŠThere are two levels to the song. One of them is the beautiful destination I go to whenever I hear it, which is Santa Barbara on a rainy, cold day. The other level is just about this part of life and love that my brain doesnât understand: wanting to act to resolve a situation but knowing thereâs no resolution.â
âRoll It on Homeâ:Â âItâs supposed to be like a worn-in pair of jeans. It reminds me of JJ Cale or Eric Clapton, and those unsung great records like Claptonâs âPromises,â which sounds like itâs performed in a reclining chair with a cigarette burning in the headstock of the guitar.â
See you all at the tour!
Xoxo Danni