Mayer bịara n'anya Gregg Latterman na Aware Records site na onye maara Mayer, onye ọka iwu, onye zitere Aware EP ya. Mgbe ọ gụnyesịrị ya na egwu egwu Aware Festival na abụ ya na nchịkọta nke Aware, na mbido 2001, Aware wepụtara album nke ịntanetị naanị nke akpọrọ, Room for Squares. N'oge a, Aware mechiri nkwekọrịta ya na Columbia Records nke nyere Columbia ka ọ buru ụzọ họrọ ndị na-ese ihe nkiri Aware. N'oge Septemba, Columbia na-emegharịgharị ma na-ewepụta Room for Squares. Dị ka akụkụ nke akara ukwu "ọbụbụbụ mbụ", a na-emelite ihe ngosi nke album ahụ, a na-emegharịkwa "35" na-esote ya.
"Inner City Blues (Mee Ka M Chọrọ Na-eti mkpu)