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Heavier Things
Rock · 2003 · 10 tracks

Heavier Things

John Mayer

Polished 2000s pop-rock with a neurotic heart. Introspective songwriting meets sophisticated guitar work and subtle electronic loops.

September 9, 2003 · Aware Records

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A polished, mid-tempo meditation on the anxiety of early adulthood and the search for mental stillness.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Clarity
4:32
02
Bigger Than My Body
4:27
03
Something’s Missing
5:06
04
New Deep
4:09
05
Come Back to Bed
5:25
06
Home Life
4:14
07
Split Screen Sadness
5:06
08
Daughters
3:59
09
Only Heart
3:50
10
Wheel
5:35
Moments Worth Listening For
the double-tracked trumpet fanfare that opens the album, signaling a shift toward more complex arrangements
the bluesy, slow-burn guitar solo in the middle of track 5 that channels Stevie Ray Vaughan through a pop lens
the rhythmic, percussive acoustic slapping that drives the momentum of track 2
the cyclical, hypnotic guitar figure on the final track that mimics the turning of a wheel
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Heavier Things sound next to the rest of John Mayer's catalogue?

Sunday Morning+2.8σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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