The latest album from Colombian singer and songwriter Juanes, La Vida Es un Ratico (Life is Is a Moment), is an uninteresting exploration of generic, yet well-meaning, Latin music. Affectionately known throughout the world as an accessible, talented artist, Juanes has created a new album that is underwhelming and a mundane continuation of everything he’s previously accomplished.

The album’s opening track, “No Creo en el Jamas,” alarmingly includes electronica and very long, warbling episodes of crooning that doesn’t suit his style of music. The percussion has the potential to be interesting, but just regresses into steady, common beats that are lackluster and redundant.

Juanes’ single, “Me Enamora,” starts out sounding like a suave Colombian version of a Blues Brothers song. The guitar riffs are more provocative than the bland percussion, but they don’t soar or electrify listeners. Instead, the sounds blend together into an arrangement without much candor or integrity. Juanes’ most popular song from ,Un D?