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Lead Performance: The Aluminum Group; Genre: Indie Rock
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THE ALUMINUM GROUP Plano (Minty Fresh) Chicago brothers John and Frank Navin must have listened to a lot of Carpenters records in their youth. The duo -- with a little help from indie-rock friends Sally Timms of the Mekons and the Pulsars' Trumfio brothers -- creates peppy synth-pop melodies so sweet and alluring they're instant heartstring tuggers with lyrics that break that heart. Enough pop pathos to keep mopers melancholy for hours. A-
Posted Aug 21, 1998
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