His new album, Born and Raised, is also slated for the spring.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/09/19/get-well-john-mayer-throat-problems-delays-album-release/">John Mayer announced he needed vocal surgery</a> last fall, and now he's back and ready to hit the road.</P><P>On Monday (February 27), the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter announced plans for a spring <a href="http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/JohnMayer/view/41504/" target="_blank">tour</a>, his first outing in nearly two years. The 18-date trek will kick off April 9 in Bloomington, Indiana, before wrapping up May 6 in Phoenix. The tour will be in support of his forthcoming new album, <i>Born and Raised,</i> which will be released sometime around the outing. The album's lead single, <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2012/02/17/john-mayer-shadow-days-new-song-snippet/">"Shadow Days,"</a> hits radio Monday.</P><P>The tour will help raise funds and awareness for the Northern California Institute of Research and Education, which "provides veterans with a healthy reintegration into civilian life." Mayer will auction off tickets to the shows to help raise money for the organization.</P><P><i>Born and Raised</i> will feature production from Don Was, and Mayer will get some vocal and instrumental help from singers David Crosby and Graham Nash, keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell, bassist Sean Hurley and drummer Aaron Sterling. On tour, Mayer will be joined by guitarist and vocalist David Ryan Harris, guitarist Doug Pettibone and percussionist Michito Sanchez.</P><P>Previously, <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2012/01/19/john-mayer-says-new-album-will-feature-cowboy-songs-written-under-the-stars/">Mayer described the album</a> as having "organic cowboy guitar sounds," adding that he had this very romantic thought when it came to the album's vibe: "What would it sound like if I wrote an album of cowboy songs on this guitar under the stars?"</P><P>"Every new record I start, a new aesthetic comes in. I can't help it," he said about the project. "I think it's gonna be more organic, more natural lyrics and chords and artful simplicity."</P><P><i>Will you check out John Mayer on tour? Let us know in the comments!</i></p>
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