JOSH ARAN REVIEWS: Josh Aran puts his stamp on this collection of straightforward, melodic pop tunes by applying his knack for mildly quirky arrangements and inventive instrumentation. … This is a fine, well-crafted album that doesn’t make you feel old or tool-like for enjoying it, kind of like the first Counting Crows album. -George Ford Delusions of Adequacy 2/2/04 What a wonderful exercise in sweetness this album is. Track after track of heartfelt acoustic rock ballads fill you with warmth, as Josh's gorgeous vocals wrap you up in a blanket. The underlying theme is of nearly unattainable desperate love that is as deep as the ocean, as high as the mountains. It is full, rich, and heavenly, and the world is a better place with this record in it. - Don Pflaster Impact Press February/March 2004 As the band broke into "I Await You," the album's second song, I was struck by the good karmic feeling of this music, and it was clear that this quality was no accident. When a band is able to create a vibe like this live, it really helps you as an audience member to feel content with being exactly where you want to be at the time. … It's without any hesitation that I can recommended Aran's album or live show to the discriminating Twin Cities pop music fan. - David de Young HowWasTheShow.com 2/22/04 "In reviewing music, I like to reserve my biggest praise for innovation, or at least cleverness in combining existing influences in unfamiliar ways. But there is also merit in doing something fairly familiar really well. And that is what we have for you this time, a recording of attractive, mellow pop and rock that seems to get everything just right." Josh Aran: "Between Us There Arose Happiness" by George Graham (An independent release as broadcast on WVIA-FM 11/12/03) "The dreamy sweetness found throughout Josh Aran's new CD, "Between Us There Arose Happiness," easily earns the singer/songwriter comparisons to the critically acclaimed Joe Pernice of the Pernice Brothers. ... Hear Josh Aran at the 400 Bar, and get a taste of the good things to come." Pioneer Press St. Paul, MN Septemper 19th, 2003 "Josh Aran wants you to listen to him. But he's not going to get up in your face about it or anything. He doesn't have to. His whole album [Sun Up] is very quiet and beautiful and understated ... It sucks you in, little by little, until you can't remember your name or where you came from or anything but the drone-dream voicings and lyrical otherworld of the current track. It's disarming and charming and even a little bit infectious." 3 out of 4 stars Anonymous Magazine April 2002