***ALOHA traffics in an introspective style of rock, vivid but melancholy, both fragile and forceful. On Little Windows Cut Right Through, the band follows its prog influences into the early '80s when Fairlights, LinnDrums and Prophets pushed ambient textures and straight lines into music that had grown bloated and unfocused. This invigorating shift highlights what Aloha does best—driving rhythms behind a matrix of interlocking mallets, keys and guitars. A kind of post-rock in the service of its heartfelt-but-never-precious songs. Aloha has distilled these songs into a precise, mature record that pulses with life, providing catharsis without bluster. Little Windows Cut Right Through is the perfect introduction to Aloha for the unfamiliar listener, while longtime fans will be glad to find the band consistently unsatisfied, continually seeking.