He is kind of a matter of fact fellow, with his clever quips
and lay it all out lyrics. He is just
the type to say “Yeah, I went there”.
Poking around at some of Jason Mraz’s live tracks from Live
is a Four Letter Word, I have developed this attitude towards him, like
“Right On”. He is fun and quirky and
never really afraid of the word awkward or presenting a
‘misunderstanding’. Maybe he is just a
soft hearted man that copes behind comedy which is evident in his new album LOVE
is a Four Letter Word.
Jason Mraz’s new album LOVE is a Four Letter Word debuted
on April 17, 2012 and is filled with songs that attack the word LOVE. By weeks
end the listener will be singing his anthems and adding their own harmonies to
his already present groove. The album not
only touches on love for a significant other but Mraz adds several family
elements with his track “93 Million Miles” – discussing his “irrefutable father”
and “beautiful mother”. As well as “Frank
D. Fixer” touching on his grandfather’s do-it-yourself attitude and the man
that fixed a broken home. Even the album itself is dedicated to his Aunt
Sharon. (Cue adoring screaming girls here).
The sleeper song of the album is “5/6” with a beat and time signature
that sweeps your ear into a jazzy bliss and “Be Honest” joined by Inara George leaves
the listener wanting to enjoy a few dry martinis while sinking into this
experience.
The album cover is full on insightful blurbs from Mraz,
explaining each song in one or two lines; such as “Everything is Sound” which
he says “Music is our greatest weapon in the war against unhappiness.” Or “I Won’t
Give Up” with “Sometimes we forget our own greatness. It’s up to you and you
alone to love yourself into the person you always dreamed you’d become.” Mraz
even quotes the late Mister Rogers with "Understanding love is one of the
hardest things in the world", which inspired him to write these 12 songs (plus one hidden track). Being a girl from Pittsburgh how could I not
love the album even more?
Mraz represents my favorite type of musician with his creamy
and understated love songs and LOVE is a Four Letter Word had me at
“LOVE”. This is an album that can be set
to play from start to finish and I hope you will get yourself a copy.
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