Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

After having heard only the single "Harder To Breathe," I was surprised by the rest of the album. The rock is a lot more funky than I had expected, with some of the wacka-wacka guitar effects harking way back to the late 70s. It's still an overwhelmingly pop disc, though: in overall feel it's a bit like Savage Garden with a touch of recent Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Harder To Breathe" is one of the highlights, but there are a few other glorious songs on here, too: "Must Get Out" is a sweet, energizing, sing-along ballad, and "Sunday Morning" is four minutes of pure sunshine. It has its fair share of blandness, but the album makes for a pleasant, undemanding listen nevertheless.