Prefab Sprout

USA

Formed: 1977

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Sophisti-Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Synth Pop

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One of the most beloved British pop bands of the '80s and '90s, Prefab Sprout have had a minimum of chart success in the United States, where they're all but unknown outside of their devoted cult following, but singer/songwriter Paddy McAloon is regularly hailed as one of the great songwriters of his era. Critics regularly compare McAloon favorably to Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, and even Cole Porter, but the self-effacing and publicity-shy performer modestly prefers to let his increasingly rare albums speak for themselves. Prefab Sprout wer...

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