I have to admit up front that I’ve only heard a couple of their songs. They’re for the most part pretty simple, but This Love does have an interesting and somewhat unusual chord progression for the verse, which is more than what can be said for most pop songs of the same era.
IMO most of the songs on their first album, “Songs About Jane” (2002) are good. “Harder to Breathe”, “Sweetest Goodbye”, “The Sun”, “Shiver”, and “This Love” are all bangers as far as I’m concerned.
I dunno what I’d consider the most “technically accomplished” song on the album, but it’s definitely one of those. (“Sunday Morning” and “She Will Be Loved” from the same album are also good songs, but I wouldn’t consider them in the running for their most “technically accomplished” tune).
I don’t have an answer but She Will Be Loved was a banger.
I have no answer but I have to say Overexposed and Songs about Jane were quite formative for my music tastes when I was a kid
I don’t think I am qualified to answer, but Moves Like Jagger is my favorite.
Not at all qualified to answer, but I unqualifyingly offer One More Night
Turning off that dreck is technically how I extract joy from that umm. … “band”?
