By Gregg Shapiro

Contributing writer

What does Rilo Kiley mean? What about Maroon 5? Do you really care? Don’t you just want to dance until you can’t stand up anymore? Don’t you just want great music?

On their major label debut “Under the Blacklight” (Warner Brothers), Rilo Kiley translates into one of the best albums of the year, dance or otherwise. Undisputed darlings of the indie music scene, Rilo Kiley earned hipster cred with stints on the Barsuk and Saddle Creek labels. But nothing could have prepared us for the dayglo disco of “Under the Blacklight.”

The band is posed as temporary wallflowers at the dance on the cover of the CD, but it’s hard to imagine anyone not rushing to the dance-floor the minute the clap-along “Silver Lining” begins. “I was your silver lining,” Jenny Lewis sings, “but now I’m gold,” and she’s not kidding. “Close Call” conjures The Cure (of all things), while one can only imagine a crowded dance floor full of folks shaking their moneymakers to, what else, “The Moneymaker.” The boldly funky “Breakin’ Up,” plays with the break-ups that occur in relationships and cell phone conversations, and should keep club goers dancing throughout the rest of the year. Anyone with a fondness for 1980s Fleetwood Mac, specifically the dance-oriented tunes on “Mirage” and “Tango in the Night,” is sure to fall in love with “Dreamworld,” not just for the way it pays homage to the Mac, but also for its persuasive beat. “Dejalo” adds a Latin flourish to the proceedings, while “Smoke Detector” dabbles in retro dance rock. From start to finish, “Under the Blacklight” ranks as one of the most satisfying musical experiences around.

As wordy titles go, “It Won’t Be Long Before Soon” (A&M/Octone) by Maroon 5 comes dangerously close to pretentious territory. If the songs on the disc weren’t so goshdarn infectious and groove-driven, it might be easy just to dismiss it altogether. But Adam Levine and crew are determined to make you move, occasionally borrowing a slick page from the Justin Timberlake handbook when it comes to blue-eyed dance music.

It’s evident on the first track, “If I Never See Your Face Again,” in which Levine goes for a funky falsetto and nails it. Initial single “Makes Me Wonder” beams like a wonderful summertime dance hit that will retain its glow even after the leaves begin to change colors. And the thing to remember is that both songs are undeniable dance jams. “Won’t Go Home Without You” sounds like a distant cousin of the Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” while “Can’t Stop” has a definite vintage new wave sensibility. But as straightforward dance pop numbers go, you can’t go wrong with “Not Falling Apart.”