Frequency Face-Off: John Mayer — Battle Studies

This is the start of a new feature here at Frequency Magazine.  This album was reviewed by two authors with different opinions.  The goal of Frequency Face-Off is to offer two takes on certain albums so readers have a wider range of opinions from different, but equally well-argued perspectives. Fuschiag's Review When I heard the excited whisperings among the masses that a new John Mayer record was coming out, I struggled to remember who this guy actually was – and then it dawned; he was the one who’d been all over the radio with "Your Body’s a Wonderland."  He certainly had fans, so I thought why not indoctrinate myself with what seemed like his most highly anticipated release yet? Battle Studies’ tracklisting entails a series of military references and metaphors in an endeavour to encapsulate his apparent recent heartbreak.  Unfortunately, the opening track, "Heartbreak Warfare," fails to set the stage for not only a bold emotional statement, but... Read More »