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Number One Cup are an impressive four-piece alternative pop band from Chicago. While comparisons to contemporary groups like Pavement, Guided by Voices, and the Flaming Lips will put you in the ballpark, Number One Cup have achieved a far more singular identity on their fourth CD. With a strong intellectual underpinning attached to their aggressive, two-guitar, bass, and drums aesthetic, Number One Cup play straightforward rock music with quirky pop twists. Boasting three competent vocalists and a penchant for adding strange additional instrumentation to their basic rock sound, this group infuses a vast, cinematic scope to tuneful little songs that rarely exceed the four-minute mark. With a little luck, these guys could actually come up with a hit single or two. --Mitch Meyers