Sugar (Aloha album)

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Sugar
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 2002 (US)
Genre Indie rock, experimental pop
Length44:01
Label Polyvinyl
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Sugar is the third full-length album by Aloha. It was released in 2002 on Polyvinyl Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Fractures, Pt. 1" – 2:27
  2. "They See Rocks" – 4:20
  3. "Let Your Head Hang Low" – 4:44
  4. "Balling Phase" – 6:26
  5. "It Won't Be Long" – 3:04
  6. "Protest Song" – 3:22
  7. "Thieves All Around Us" – 5:01
  8. "Dissolving" – 5:06
  9. "I Wish No Chains Upon You" – 4:26
  10. "We Get Down" – 6:05

Reception

New Music said of their album, "In the wake of That's Your Fire . Aloha's breathtaking and complex collection of jazz-based, vibraphone-enhanced lullabies, the band's sophomore release hits like a hurricane." [1] They praised its "pretty melodies".

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References

  1. "CMJ New Music Monthly". CMJ New Music. CMJ Network, Inc.: 47 July 2002. ISSN   1074-6978 . Retrieved 29 April 2012.