Confession: I kind of really like the new Maine single "Inside of You." It gives me hope for their new album. With a band like the Maine you can make one of two mistakes with a sophomore album:
1. You can write the same catchy, shallow, probably immature (but still fun) crap as what was on your first album. It's not as awesome the second time around. Take, for instance Boys Like Girls and 2009's Love Drunk - not as awesome by a long shot.
2. You can take a risk and reinvent your sound only to end up with something... well, not fantastic. There may always be those hardcore fans a band may maintain, and they may gain respect for taking a risk and flexing some musical creative muscle, but in all honesty if it sucks, the "new" and "maintained" fans won't make much of a difference. For example, consider MGMT, and their (new-ish) sophomore album Congratulations.
THAT SAID, this new single assures me that the Maine boys won't make either of these mistakes!
"Inside of You" - The Maine
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