John Mayer - Room for Squares (Vinyl LP)

Room For Squares (whose very title, not to mention Mayer's studied regular-guy cover pose, bespeaks the revenge of the nerds) accordingly trades in acoustic guitar-based folk-rock tempered with just enough 21st-century freshness to keep its practitioner in the Billboard charts (and his listeners' hearts). That's not to say Mayer's music is calculated; he's got a real feel for melody and a distinctive lyrical style. He also managed to be in the right place at the right time, and that's the key to any pop success.

1 No Such Thing
2 Why Georgia
3 My Stupid Mouth
4 Your Body Is a Wonderland
5 Neon
6 City Love
7 83
8 3X5
9 Love Song for No One
10 Back to You
11 Great Indoors
12 Not Myself
13 St. Patrick's Day
14 St. Patrick's Day