Aloha make the kind of music that can easily slip under your radar. There are no gimmicks and no major hooks, and even though they get tagged under the generic umbrella of “indie-rock”, they don’t fit into any trendy current definition of the genre. I mean, they have a vibraphone. And that’s basically it. But they write the kind of subdued, heady songs that demand repeat listens and your full attention; they are as much about their verses and choruses as the atmosphere they build up around them through a serious command of each of their respective instruments. Longtime home Polyvinyl Records re-issued the band’s debut EP, The Great Communicators, The Interpreters, The Nonbelievers, this week, now available for the first time on vinyl.

Have you ever aspired to Lemmy-esque levels of fame and excess?

Sure, Hawkwind is great.

How do you feel when you hear a classic band from your youth is releasing a new record?

I don’t feel anything.

Do you ever ponder the potential longevity of your own career?

I do. I hope I have a long career as a librarian.

Has a band you love ever produced a record you liked more than their older material late in their career?

Sure. The most recent Sonic Youth records are better than the first four. Then they hit Sister and Daydream on five and six. But I am sure someone thought, “This new stuff sucks, I really liked their noisier early records better.”

Do you think you’ll still be releasing music when you’re in your sixties?

I am 37 this year. 60 is only 23 years away. I was 23 when I started playing in Aloha. Yes?