Bob Beland 7" (1980, Deli Platters)

Here's a sweet turn-of-the-decade slice of power pop, from an artist I've had minimal acquaintance with but am anxious to hear more from. Bob Beland, got his start in a mid '70s L.A. combo, Southpaw that also featured the soon-to-be higher profile Jules Shear, though I wasn't able to confirm if anything was recorded.  Beland's first bona fide album, Amnesia Lane, wouldn't drop until 1994, but the early '80s saw the release of an ep in 1982, and this 45 two years prior.  The urgent "Stealin' Cars" shifts into punky gear, with a dash of keyboards, and more substantially, an irrepressible hook. "I Can Walk Away" turns a linear power-pop corner, not far removed from Dwight Twilley, or god knows dozens of contemporary unknowns, the kind compiled on ace fan-compiled compilations like Teen Line, etc.  Quality stuff.   

Stealin' Cars

I Can Walk Away

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