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- Date Released: August 24, 1999
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Minty Fresh
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Pedals fulfills the immense promise of the Aluminum Group's previous recordings, largely dispensing of the derivative synth-pop detours which hampered the preceding Plano to concentrate instead on the lush, darkly romantic, orchestral arrangements distinguishing the band's finest work. Co-produced by Jim O'Rourke, whose own masterpiece Eureka the record most closely recalls, Pedals' grandiose designs become immediately apparent with the opening "Rose Selavy's Valise," a nine-minute pocket symphony and the most ambitious song Frank and John Navin brothers have created to date. This majestic but subtly-shaded epic builds with grace and precision, and its moody synth washes, shimmering guitars, and string and horn flourishes perfectly set the tone for the remainder of the disc. As before, the suave elegance and cool surfaces of Aluminum Group's compositions belie the poison-pen temperament of the brothers' lyrics; the withering putdowns and snarky come-ons from before are joined this time out by a surfeit of arch literary allusions, but the songs' scathing wit deflates even the loftiest pretensions -- not only is Pedals the band's most bitter pill yet, it's also the easiest to swallow.
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Rrose Selavy's Valise |
9:20 |
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| 02. | |
Lie Detector Test |
3:19 |
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| 03. | |
Paperback |
4:35 |
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| 04. | |
Easy On Your Eyes |
4:33 |
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| 05. | |
Miss Tate |
3:54 |
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| 06. | |
Two-Bit Faux Construction |
4:30 |
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| 07. | |
A Blur In Your Vision |
6:39 |
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| 08. | |
Jinxed |
4:11 |
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| 09. | |
Impress Me |
3:50 |
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| 10. | |
$35 |
5:51 |
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10 Total Tracks, 50:42 Total Length
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Credits
- Susan Voelz - Violin // Alison Chesley - Cello // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Rob Mazurek - Cornet // Sean O'Hagan - Banjo // Sean O'Hagan - ? // Jim O'Rourke - Synthesizer // Jim O'Rourke - Piano // Jim O'Rourke - Guitar (Electric) // Jim O'Rourke - Vocals (Background) // Jim O'Rourke - Producer // Jim O'Rourke - Engineer // Jim O'Rourke - Horn Arrangements // Roger Seibel - Mastering // Sally Timms - Vocals (Background) // Sally Timms - ? // Jeb Bishop - Trombone // Douglas McCombs - Bass // Douglas McCombs - ? // Edith Frost - Vocals (Background) // Edith Frost - ? // Paul Mertens - Flute // Paul Mertens - Saxophone // Mark Ward - Photography // Aluminum Group - Producer // Aluminum Group - Main Performer // Aluminum Group - Horn Arrangements // Shelly Weiss - Viola // Frank Navin - ? // John Navin - ? // Liz Conant - String Arrangements // Jeremy Lemos - Engineer
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