Maroon 5 review

Hiiiiii. Sorry for being M.I.A, lots been happening. So, I owe a post about alpacas, but because it's late and I'm a sleepy bear, I'm going to post a quick review on Maroon 5's new album, Overexposed.

Released on the 26^th June, I managed to procure my copy on the 30^th. By the 1^st, I had listened to it a fair few times. I always find with a Maroon 5 album that I have to listen to it at least four times before deciding how much I like it (because of my loyalty to my fantasy boyfriend Adam Levine, I’m never going to NOT like it).  Maroon 5’s albums seem to document A.L’s relationships, and given his split from Ann Vzyhdfhfgjhferwe or whatever her name is, most of the songs revolve around the reluctant ending of a relationship.

9 out of 13 of the tracks are good, although most are very samey. This album is definitely their most dance-orientated work, which isn’t what I associate Maroon 5 with, so I hope they go back to their more quirky sound on their next one… Anyway, in no particular order, my top tracks are:

1.       One More Night

2.       Payphone

3.       Daylight

4.       Beautiful Goodbye

5.       Tickets

6.       The Man Who Never Lied – a close contender for best track.

On Songs About Jane, it was ‘She Will Be Loved’. On It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, it was ‘Won’t Go Home Without You’. On Hands All Over, it was ‘Just A Feeling’. So, it would make sense that on Overexposed, it would be ‘Sad’. Of course, I’m talking about the one song on their albums that are melancholy and beautiful and emotional, all at once. Bittersweet, in better terms. Alas, I find ‘Sad’ – sorry Adam – a bit boring. So, I think the love song in question on their fourth album is ‘Beautiful Goodbye’; not quite as raw as the aforementioned songs, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I read in an interview with A.L that the new album experiments with new techniques and different sounds,  and is thus slightly different from their previous albums, so it would make sense that listening to ‘Beautiful Goodbye’ is bittersweet-upbeat.

Best track: ‘Payphone’ ft. Wiz Khalifa, which is also the first track released officially off the album. The less rude version sans rap is also good, if you prefer a cleaner Maroon 5.

Overall rating: 3.5/5. Not my favourite album, but still worth buying even if you aren’t Maroon 5’s biggest fan.