For those who have enjoyed the signature style of the Dave Matthews Band, prepare for something different in its latest RCA release, “Everyday.”

While fanatics of the band may be reluctant to indulge and open themselves up to the recent release, the new sound will surely be embraced by new fans, as well as old.

The first difference is the lack of acoustic guitar as frontman and lead guitarist Dave Matthews abandons his six-string for an electric. There are no long-winded but well-loved jam sessions to be found anywhere, either. And while these differences are anything but subtle, Dave’s magnetic aura is present and you will grow to love this CD almost, if not as much as the band’s former work. The music is addicting.

True, Dave doesn’t jam to the band’s typical world beats in “Everyday,” and saxophonist Leroi Moore doesn’t bust out with his quintessential jazz melodies, but there is something about the feel that is difficult to describe. Maturity, perhaps? The lyrics are the first to give the “finer with age” proverb away, as the boyish and somewhat ambiguous lyrics of Dave’s earlier days are now harder, more defined and precise. Dave also had the assistance of co-writer Glen Ballard (of Alanis Morissette and Aerosmith fame) on “Everyday,” which may seem like an industrialized approach by the band, but they make it work. They throw in a variety of sounds using their new electric medium, including a very funky hard tune called “So Right,” which features a swanky guitar and Stefan Lessard’s mean bassline, interluded with Boyd Tinsley’s vigorous violin. Though the CD isn’t one, big love ballad, there is more of a variety of love songs to choose from in “Everyday.” In “Sleep To Dream Her,” Dave strums a dreamy lullaby as he sings, “I know I’ll miss her later/ wish I could bend my love to hate her/ wish I could be her creator/ to twist her arms now.”

“When the World Ends,” a smooth, sexy song about being with your lover at the end of time, is sure to put a smile on your face with its mellow, yet uplifting, melody. “The Space Between,” the hit that will define “Everyday,” like “Crash,” “Crush” and “Ants Marching” have been the radio identities of the band’s previous albums, gets better with every listening as the innocence of the former songs has been exchanged for a more serious and wrenching feel. A bit of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan is evident in the sound of “Angel,” a bluesy tune with catchy guitar riffs and a smooth sax. The band also teams up with Carlos Santana in “Mother Father,” which of course has a Latin ring to it. And then there’s the charging first release from the album, “I Did It,” where Dave sings, “Such a lovely crime I’ll do the time/You better lock me up or I’ll do it again.” If that song hasn’t triggered your desire to invest in the new album, you might enjoy some of the less driving numbers.

Indeed, the Dave Matthews Band has changed their tune in “Everyday,” but experimenting on a whole new level only diversifies and exemplifies the talent of the band.

4 3/4 out of 5 Sinatras.