We’ve watching Ariana Grande walk on ceilings and hang on ladders in “No Tears Left To Cry.” We’ve watched Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato fight back at the patriarchy in “Fall in Line.” We’ve watched Donald Glover depict an illustration of our divided country in “This Is America.” Somehow, “New Light” is a breath of fresh, albeit bizarre, air. Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles captures the multi-Grammy® Award-winning, Platinum-selling singer/songwriter in the element where fans love him the most: live on stage. In an age where music videos matter again in terms of turning a song into a hit, it’s interesting to see Mayer go so far off in the other direction of his contemporaries. Even though he’s got a self-proclaimed summer bop on his hands in “New Light,” he opted to present the song to the public with a visual reliant on comedy in place of the typical label-mandated glossy mini-movie. Link: /uqRkhQZTnOīy way of taking the “less is more” approach, Mayer wound up with a “more is more” mess that could either turn listeners tired of his antics off or earn a laugh from those willing to accept the in-your-face irony.
(MUSIC INDUSTRY amirite?) So I went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos. I needed to make a video for New Light but nobody could agree on a budget. That can’t be completely true, but the final product sure does fit the bill. John Mayer: Where the Light Is Blu-ray Release Date July 1, 2008. (MUSIC INDUSTRY amirite?) So I went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos.” Its been over seven years since Mayers live DVD and album Where the Light Is came out, and its still as powerful of a cover as it ever was. John Mayers Where The Light Is includes 22 songs and features a one-of-a-kind song list made up of the three distinct performances - all recorded the night of December 8th, 2007 at the NOKIA Theatre in. While premiering the new video, Mayer also issued an equally ridiculous explanation for the parade of strange fans were about to witness: “I needed to make a video for “New Light” but nobody could agree on a budget. This special concert includes three sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a set featuring Mayers full band. The newest entry in his videography takes the “less is more” approach a little too literally, and it’s actually the right kind of weird. You guessed it: John Mayer’s in the mood to troll.
He goes full ’80s for glamour shots in the sky and waves to himself in a desert plain with a zebra. Well, with the release of the music video for his latest single “New Light,” that could all change.įeaturing exclusively green screened visuals, Mayer sings along to “New Light” in a hoodie and sweatpants over backdrops of Paris, a freeway, and other locations you might find on Photo Booth. He’s more known for his inhuman skill on the guitar than accompanying his music with unmissable videos that grab hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. When you think of John Mayer, if you think of him at all, you probably don’t recall his music videos. You’re going to see John Mayer in a new light as the singer-songwriter goes hilariously rogue in his music video for New Light. It’s clear that he’s really feeling the music when he launches into the protest R&B of his 2006 hit “Waiting on the World to Change,” and when he quotes a few bars of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” before segueing into his own soulful “Gravity.” Groupies will swoon over the opening five-song acoustic set of lightweight favorites like “Daughters,” but it’s when Mayer trots out the power trio that his blues licks get red-hot, peaking with the squalling, 10-minute guitar workout “Out of My Mind,” where he conjures Hendrix not just in the riffage but also in the question he asks his audience midway into the song: “Can I play my GIT-tar? Can I play it loud?” Easy listening? Not this set.By Reed Gaudens 3 years ago Follow Tweet The album features three separate acts - acoustic folk, power-trio blues and full-band rock - and Mayer lets his guitar go anarchic on each one. But on this two-disc live CD set (a DVD is sold separately), he proves he’s not just another easy-listening singer-songwriter with a better-than-average knack for the blues. >In the studio, John Mayer comes across as a technically proficient singer, songwriter and guitarist, although he can sound somewhat emotionally removed from his material.