Much like 's attempt to fill in the gap in music, , a duo of folks, put together a collection of mostly silly Hanukkah songs. The sound is decidedly , much in the vein of a more relaxed or , but with a Jewish cultural themes and jokes. The album opens with a tribute to the latke, followed by a more thumping debate on latke condiments. A Christmas song (in which the band promises to march on with Chinese food) and a tribute to the timeshares of Boca and the elderly Jews who love them keep a rolling feel to the proceedings. The pace picks up a bit for a song built around the multiple spellings of Hanukkah and gelt-giving, moving almost into a sound for a bit. Semi-trippy, semi- takes over for a bit. Eventually the groove slows back down, almost to a sound. There's some very nice versatility shown off here, but the focus is really on the happy, self-deprecating humor inherent in the lyrics and an ability to laugh at the details of the culture and the world beyond by proxy. There aren't too many Hanukkah albums to begin with, and non-traditional ones tend toward the humorous (the aforementioned , ). This one fits in just fine -- give it a spin at the next Hanukkah party you hear of. ~ Adam Greenberg