Claude says:The Maine came out of Tempe in 2007 as a Fearless Records pop-punk act and have since carved out a fiercely independent lane, self-releasing eight albums over the last decade-plus. Joy Next Door is bright, propulsive alternative rock with sticky hooks — the kind of record that sounds effortless even when it's reaching. You gave it a quick spin when it came out this past spring, lingering on "3:31" and "Alone For A Year," but it didn't dig in.