text: excerpts from the article below:\nAfter 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.\n\nWhile Valentine says no sure direction for the project has emerged, the band is leaning toward more uptempo material.