on 2008-07-10 dscanland Said:

Great review! I haven't gone back that far with Aloha. I've really enjoyed Some Echoes. I'll have to look for That's Your Fire. Sounds like I'd really take pleasure in this one.
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on 2008-07-10 mountaloha Said:

Around the year 2000 I started finding bands on my own. Everything from Phish to Dimmu Borgir started filling up my hard drive. Then, through CD Now's similar artist pages, I came across Aloha. There were no reviews to be found or no 30 second samples to familiarize myself with. That's Your Fire was a title that just sounded catchy enough to give a try. The first track unexpectedly drew me in. My ears separated the vibraphone away from all the other instruments. Something about its soft delivery, and the constant undertones in all the songs gave me a reason to keep listening. To reluctantly give a title to what I was hearing; indie sleep jazz I think would be loosely appropriate. That is until the song A Hundred Stories showed up. The drums came alive as did the vocals. Tony Cavallario's vocals and Cale Parks endless work on the vibraphone gave this album enough distinction to stick in my head for weeks. Every release since That's Your Fire has put a damper on the Vibraphone, but each member of the band continues to enhance in their rightful positions. As a huge fan of bands who step outside the mainstream, I just want to say give this album a listen, move onto the next couple albums, and enjoy the progression of a great band.
Rating: 8/10