Room for Squares

It's not very often I gush over newly discovered music or musicians since I find my old reliables from the 70s and 80s still churn out excellent music but....I recently saw a guy on the Conan O'Brien show who caught my attention. No small feat since the TV is usually just white noise that I easily ignore. I heard the same song on the radio not long afterwards and remembered his name so I could order the album online. His name is John Mayer and the album is as amazing to me as my first Elvis Costello album in 1978. The lyrics are terrific too. From No Such Thing:

"So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
Faded white hats
Grabbing credits
Maybe transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answers
And all of our parents
They're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories
Tiny tragedies

They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side

His voice is luscious. He's a superstar.