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On their second full-length, Cleveland's Aloha rechart their course with looping guitars and vibraphones over dynamic rhythm tracks. From the mind-clearing percussion romp that begins the album, to the persuasive anthemic swing of its closer, we find a band that is willing to turn any musical corner for the sake of its songs. This is a sophomore record that WILL NOT DISAPPOINT. Aloha surpasses every expectation and, in every song, proves why reviews like this were commonplace for their first album: "Take post-rock a la TORTOISE and TRANS AM, inject it with the unique, Midwest melody stylings of BRAID and THE PROMISE RING, add RUSH and KING CRIMSON's prog tendencies, COLTRANE's jazzy quirks, and a member whose full-time job is to create the most beautiful sounds out of vibraphones, triangles, and congas. Amazing." --Lollipop