:: Maroon 5 - It Won’t Be Soon Before Long

Maroon 5

Five years after releasing their mega-hit debut album “Songs About Jane”, L.A based sensation Maroon 5 are back with their much anticipated second album “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long”. Featuring fourteen new rock and R&B inspired tracks, the album heralds the band’s artistic maturation, inspiring a sound and vision that is their’s alone. Lead vocalist Adam Levine says this latest offering has helped cement the band’s individuality after the success of their first album. “With Jane you could pick our influences pretty easily, but now it sounds more like Maroon 5,” he said in a media release. “We’re becoming our own band, and I think this album will help change perceptions of who we really are.” And what they really are, is a success. Selling over ten million albums worldwide and picking up the gong for Best New Artist of 2005, their new album is sure to bump up the heat once more. Sounding sexier and endlessly energetic, the album combines signature Maroon 5 style with new experimental textures. Opening on a high, an irresistible “If I never see you face again” combines pop and R&B to turn a brash song about a one-night stand into a feel good beat. The cheeky “Makes me Wonder” and “Little of Your Time” continues the trend as rock meets hip-hop, bringing a fun and lively atmosphere to the album. Taking a different turn, a more sombre “Won’t Go Home Without You” embraces heavy bass, as it’s lyrics beg for an opportunity to make things right. And “Nothing Lasts Forever” is just gorgeous. Opening to the soft tinkering of guitar, Levine sings about giving love a try in the throws of heartbreak. Overall the album is genius. It masterfully combines the human emotions of love, grief and confusion seamlessly. A great comeback by the boys.