Stream John Mayer’s ‘Paradise Valley’

Carl Williott | August 13, 2013 6:43 am

John Mayer is streaming his new album Paradise Valley one week ahead of its release. His follow-up to the languid Born & Raised features collaborations with sorta-girlfriend Katy Perry and BFF Frank Ocean, as well as the Taylor Swift-baiting “Paper Doll.” And the album picks up right where he left off, with a lap steel slide and handclaps on country-tinged opener “Wildfire” — which is different from the later track, apparently also called “Wildfire,” which is basically just Frank Ocean on his own.

As for the Perry duet “Who You Love,” it’s a gentle ballad and has the pseudo-couple trading verses and harmonizing the hook “You love / who you love / who you love.” Stream that track and more over at iTunes for the next week.