The Fourth World is an album released by the Los Angeles

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 band Kara's Flowers. The album contains 11 tracks plus one bonus track on the Japanese edition.

The band signed with Reprise Records

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 and released the album on August 19, 1997. However, the band had little success with the album and parted with the record label two years later.

This was the first and only album officially released by the band under the name of Kara's Flowers

Maroon 5

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. They continued to explore different musical styles until finally coming together again with James Valentine

James Valentine (musician)

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 to form Maroon 5

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

, who released subsequent albums thereafter.

Singles

The only single released from the album was "Soap Disco", released 22 July 1997. A music video was produced for the single, depicting the group walking through a park and performing in an orange and green room. A storm appears at the end of the video.

Critical reception

Giving the album a B+, Tom Lanham with Entertainment Weekly

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said the "optimistic, lyrically awkward kids spend 10 more happy tracks turning the tables on lethargic slacker cynicism, with Green Day

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 producer Rob Cavallo

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 bridling all that youthful zeal."

Tracks

1. "Soap Disco" – 2:40
2. "Future Kid" – 4:44
3. "Control Myself" – 3:05
4. "Oliver" – 2:38
5. "The Never Saga" – 3:58
6. "Loving the Small Time" – 3:32
7. "To Her with Love" – 2:52
8. "Sleepy Windbreaker" – 3:05
9. "Pantry Queen" – 3:45
10. "My Ocean Blue" – 3:11
11. "Captain Splendid" – 5:59
12. "Buddy Two-Shoes Wilson" – 2:19 (Japanese bonus track)

Stagg Street Recordings

In 1999, after breaking off their record deal with Reprise Records

Reprise Records

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, they had recorded tracks for a new album without a record company. These can only be found leaked on the internet now, unofficially released. The track listing is as follows:

1. "If You Only Knew" – 3:26
2. "The Fog" – 4:42
3. "Simple Kind of Lovely" – 3:24
4. "The Great Getaway" – 4:13
5. "Good at Being Gone" – 3:05
6. "Not Falling Apart" – 2:15 (not to be confused with the It Won't Be Soon Before Long
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   track)
7. "The Kid with the Velvet Eyes" – 5:13
8. "As Things Collide" – 3:50
9. "Everyday Goodbyes" – 4:01