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To call this power pop might be a bit of a stretch but it's more along the lines of a mellower, poppier R.E.M., if you'll pardon the ubiquitous R.E.M. comparison. Don't know much about this band but I believe they're from the South. Taken from the 1984 EP "Pop Art EP" (how's that for a title?)

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Great stuff by this extremely overlooked jangly pop band. They had quite a few releases, I believe I have all of them, This EP was the first thing I owned by them. You can still buy their LP's sealed through their original label, Stonegarden Records, on the web. Unfortunately, other than a very good best of called Later On In The Same Life, and the CD of one of their LP's, Snap Crackle Pop Art, the rest remains vinyl only. I highly recommend them all for anyone digging gentle jangly pop. Incredibly catchy tracks on all their releases. Post Pop Art, David Steinhart the lead vocalist has 3 solo CD's all quite good, the first two very much like Pop Art. In addition, they formed another band, Smart Brown Handbag, with 9 CD's, all gems worth owning if you dig the Pop Art sound. Their most recent release has tracks I swear sound like they came right from one of their 80s releases. They maintained those jangly guitars, good vocals and catchy pop feel over the years. I asked Stonegarden if they ever planned to release the back catalog of Pop Art on CD, not at this time unfortunately.

Here are some selections from Smart Brown Handbag's latest release. David Steinhart has remained true to his ability to write quirky, catchy jangle pop songs almost 20 years after the last oficial Pop Art release:

http://download.yousendit.com/8B6661F837689363

http://download.yousendit.com/F9E4BEC858E2EE55

http://download.yousendit.com/39CB11966566692D