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Named in honor of a line of furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the Chicago-based chamber-pop outfit the Aluminum Group was led by brothers John and Frank Navin, longtime staples of the Wicker Park music scene who first surfaced in 1983 as members of the hardcore band Women in Love. Always harboring a secret affecton for the music of the Carpenters and Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, the Navins eventually formed the Aluminum Group, stubbornly pursuing their brand of lushly orchestrated pop until the sound actually became newly fashionable during the mid-1990s. Three years after self-releasing the lackluster Wonder Boy in 1995, the band — also featuring guitarist John Ridenour, keyboardist Liz Conant, bassist Eddie Carlson and drummer John Blaha — issued their superb sophomore LP Plano on local indie Minty Fresh. The Jim O’Rourke-produced Pedals followed in 1999; Pelo was issued a year later.

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pol_noir wrote:
last month

Pionners!

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bungalow93 wrote:
August 2009

where the heck was i??? this should have been my favorite band for the last 10 years. if cousteau and swing out sister had a funky love child, aluminum group would be its two-headed baby. love!

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VerticalDog wrote:
June 2009

charles......nice stuff. really nice. congrats to you and your brother. since i've been traveling down south so much i've grown fond of latin music. i could listen to your tunes on the beach with a mojito. since you do physical art as well i just ordered a print from image wizards that produces 'aluma art'. a very interesting process. give cahill a kiss for me. nice legs.

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plexabee wrote:
March 2009

beautiful :)

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lilpuzzled wrote:
July 2008

forgive me for being so ignorant before. i was just sitting in a restaurant in jakarta, indonesia, of all places, and heard chocolate. i instantly fell in love with that beautiful song. i am simply mesmerized...

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IndieTickets wrote:
June 2008

Tickets for the Aluminum Groups June 22nd show at Darkroom Chicago are available here! http://darkroom.indietickets.com/

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oeoirico wrote:
May 2008

Well look what the cat dragged in: Huzzah-zah! "Little Happyness" has finally been released! It's been a long long time. Come in lover. Let me slip into something more comfortable and I'll give you a proper welcome home.

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MyrtlePeacock wrote:
June 2007

Huzzah! The Aluminum Group DVD is out! See http://firstrunfeatures.com/pursuitofhappynessdvd.html. I've already seen the film and it is a must, really.

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oeoirico wrote:
March 2007

Number me among your minions, and I'll be civilized If you need a volunteer you know I'm here to indulge your appetite...

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