text: is maroon 5 going to have a new album anytime soon?   excerpts from the article below: after the success of "songs about jane," maroon 5 is hard at work crafting new material for their next album.  following up an album that sold over 4 million copes won't be an easy task, but maroon 5 feels they are up the challenge.  while valentine says no sure direction for the project has emerged, the band is leaning toward more uptempo material.