Album Reviews

Maroon 5

`It Won't Be Soon Before Long'

Universal

Nearly five years after the release of their hit debut album ``Songs About Jane," Maroon 5 is finally back with ``It Won't Be Soon Before Long." The Grammy Award-winning band came up with a solid album featuring the soul-infused rock music that they became famous for.

Maroon 5's first single ``Makes Me Wonder" shows influences from 1980's pop and rock music. Lead singer Adam Levine admitted the band took inspiration from artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson and Talking Heads, who were all popular in the 1980s.

Standout tracks include ``Wake Up Call,'' which is similar to Maroon 5's earlier hits, and ``Back at Your Door'', a smooth, jazzy song.

-Cathy Rose A. Garcia