With their new LP, “Astro Lounge,” Smash Mouth has proven once more that low art will always have a place in the music industry.The band’s latest collection is another disappointing compilation of trite, popish, ska-rock songs that can best be described as a kind of retro version of The Beach Boys.With one or two exceptions, most of the songs rely on simple, fast-paced guitar work by lead guitarist Greg Camp and odd lyrics which are more spoken than sung by vocalist Steve Harwell. Although Harwell’s voice is distinctive enough to give Smash Mouth presence on the radio, it wears thin on the ears after listening to the whole CD.Smash Mouth has such a flash-in-the-pan sound that while listening to some of their new songs, one is reminded of the fictional band, The Wonders, from the movie, “That Thing You Do.” In the movie, The Wonders ride a tide of success on the pop charts for a few weeks with their only original song until ethical issues cause the lead guitarist to forsake the pop mentality of the band in order to create more involved music on his own. Probably a good move on his part.But anyone could argue that kind of pop mentality is just what it takes to make it big in the music industry today, and Smash Mouth is a perfect example. The band’s sound has caught on fast since their last LP, “Fush Yu Mang” and is picking up steam with lots of air play for the hit singles “All Star” and “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” from the “Astro Lounge” LP. The college crowds seem to eat it up.In their defense, Smash Mouth used a couple of exceptional studio artists to pick up the slack for the rest of the band. Michael Klooster stands out on the keyboards on “Then The Morning Comes” and “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby.”