Adam Levine

While it focuses on universal motifs, such as heartbreak or loneliness, the band struggles to say anything new — or even relatively captivating — about the common human experience.

Despite an impressive feature from Megan thee Stallion, it offers nothing new lyrically and musically — lead vocalist Adam Levine has failed to move past a breakup, it seems, for years.

While the band already possesses enormous privilege, power and wealth, and when turning down the halftime show in no way would jeopardize the members’ careers, agreeing to the show is directly at odds with Colin Kaepernick’s objective — an objective he gave up a multi-million dollar career for.

If the recent string of celebrity cameo music videos have left you hungry for more, here are some suggestions to satisfy your craving.

I’ve never particularly like the way blue cheese tastes, sweet and tangy in an instant, leaving something smoldering on your tongue after you’ve swallowed.

Spread out your picnic blanket at Tilden Regional Park, or if you’re feeling more adventurous, park at one of the spots along Grizzly Peak Boulevard.

“We just didn’t know what you wanted,” Adam Levine seems to be saying to you as he pushes play on the lyrically vapid album opener “Best 4 U.”

The tragedy behind “What Lovers Do,” and behind Maroon 5 as a band, is not a change in identity — it is the stripping of any identity whatsoever.