John Mayer - The Search For Everything - Wave One (EP) (2017)

John Mayer hasn't released a studio album since 2013's Paradise Valley, but it seems as if the long wait is finally over...sort of. Early Friday morning, Mayer released what he called "Wave One" of his new project The Search for Everything. It's a four-song collection that includes the previously-released single "Love On The Weekend" and three new tracks. 

The auditory accompaniment to some funky faces is here. The Search for Everything Wave One, John Mayer’s first debut in three years, has arrived. The four-song EP features the previously released “Love on the Weekend” among the included tuneage. And measly though the offering may seem, Mayer promises it’s but a taste of more to come. Tweeting about the release, Mayer wrote, “My heart’s racing. These songs represent literally hundreds of hours of living inside of these little worlds. And more to come.” But, hey, loyal listeners of the world, no pressure. Give the pop-rockin’ tunes a listen below.
Mayer explained on Twitter that these new songs were performed and recorded by many of the same people who worked on his hit 2006 LP Continuum, including the world-class rhythm section of bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan.

Track listing

1.  Moving On and Getting Over (4:21)
2.  Changing (3:33)
3.  Love on the Weekend  (3:31)
4.  You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me (3:09)

Notes
Original Release Date: January 20, 2017
Genres: Rock
Total Length: 14:34
Copyright: (P) 2017 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Record Company Required Metadata: Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more.

Label - Columbia

Mike Oldfield - Return To Ommadawn (2017)

Return to Ommadawn is the twenty-sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield. It is a sequel to his third album, Ommadawn (1975).

Returning to Ommadawn (1975), his third acoustic album, for inspiration, Mike Oldfield takes that beloved long-playing format that he made his own to create this latest acoustic album of two suites.

Unsurprisingly playing every instrument himself, he still picks a mean melody line, with what feels like a very natural harking back to the original for inspiration.Oldfield opts mostly for a spacious, dream-like sound, and his guitar playing is the star of both suites. 

The two set pieces are unquestionably rooted in the 1970s, where their roots in prog-rock lie.

Oldfield hasn’t lost that uncanny ability to release an earworm of a melody line into the ether, which will likely please his considerable fan base no end. Whether it will extend his appeal to a new audience is unlikely.

Track listing

1. "Return to Ommadawn (Part one)"   Oldfield 21:10 

2. "Return to Ommadawn (Part two)"   Oldfield 20:57 

Credits

Producer - Mike Oldfield 

Notes

Released: 20 January 2017

Recorded: 2015–2016 Nassau, Bahamas 

Genre: Progressive rock, World music 

Length: 42:07

Producer - Mike Oldfield 

Label - Virgin EMI