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Man of the World
ALO releases new album
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ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) have quickly become the official torchbearers of laid-back funk rock. Signed to Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records, the quartet recently honed their versatile style to create their best album yet. On February 9, 2010, ALO will release Man of the World. An ambitious 11-song collection, the new album marks the band’s most cohesive compilation yet, while retaining the smooth sounds they’ve become known for.
With Man of the World, ALO’s groove gets even more raw and organic. This transition was aided in part by a change of recording location: from Santa Barbara to Jack Johnson’s recording studio in Oahu, Hawaii. “Hawaii feels very pure and laid-back,” recalls drummer Dave Brogan. “It’s an easy place to get centered and feel inspired.” The serene setting helped the band come together as a group, creating music that sounds as if the instruments and vocals are suffusing through one another.
Johnson also functioned as the album’s producer. A longtime friend and collaborator with the band, his work on Man of the World made ALO grow in ways that they never had before. “Jack functioned like a fifth member of the band,” says keyboardist Zach Gill. “At times, Jack was involved in everything from lyric writing to tambourine playing.” Adds Lebo, ALO’s guitarist, “Most of us in the band have been playing together since we were 13 and over the years we’ve fallen into patterns. Jack shook things up in a really great way and got us to rethink how we record our music.”
Man of the World will be released February 9, 2010 through Brushfire Records. For more information please visit www.alomusic.com or www.brushfirerecords.com.