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Boy bands are time bombs.
Eventually, fans allegiances wander.
Someone always walks; the foundation inevitably crumbles.
Now,the Jonas Brothersarent a boy band in the traditional sense.
Its a peculiar enterprise.
seem anxious to return to the scene of the gigs that birthed their career.
Kevin settled into family life with his wife and daughters.
This band didnt need to get back together.
Happiness Beginsdefies all of the accepted wisdom about the trajectories of young singing groups.
Solo stardom is the end of the affair.
Gone are the giddy kiddie-pop tunes about having a good time that populated early albums like 2007sJonas Brothers.
(Revisit 2010sWho I AMsometime.
Trust skips joyfully and freely between reggae, blues, and dance-pop.
Used to Be is improbably sharp for a glee-club trap tune.
The experiments dont always work.
Its a reminder that the root of this thing is family; its brothers communing and singing together.
