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d.b.s. | |
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| Origin | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock Pop punk Melodic hardcore Skate punk Hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1992–2001 |
| Labels | Nefer Records Sudden Death Records New Disorder Records Crap Records Ache Records |
| Past members | Andy Dixon Jesse Gander Paul Patko Ryan "Nordburg" Angus Dhani Borges |
| Website | Official website (defunct) |
D.B.S. (Dirty Black Summer, stylized as d.b.s.) were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene, and to a lesser extent, the U.S. punk rock scene.
During their decade-long career, they released five studio albums, and toured with many well-established punk rock bands such as Rancid, Anti-Flag, D.O.A., Bouncing Souls, Youth Brigade, and many more.[1] Their music drew comparisons to Jawbreaker, Lifetime, and The Promise Ring, among others.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "d.b.s." Sudden Death Records. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
In their 5 years they toured with such bands as Rancid, Falling Sickness, Anti-Flag, Digger, Slacker, I-farm, No Fraud, DOA, Gob, Bouncing Souls, AFT, Youth Brigade and many more…
- ^ Rob Ferraz (October 1999). "Pop Rocks: Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't". Exclaim!. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
The music shifts easily from Promise Ring-style melody ("And Then I Awoke"), to emo hardcore ("A Foundation for Positive Change") in the blink of an eye. On "Past Friendships" they slide into a Jawbreaker-style ballad complete with melancholy lyrics.
- ^ Sean Dwyer (14 February 2000). "Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't review". Film Junk. St. Catharines. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
On this album, they have clearly been influenced by a lot of the emo and hardcore bands on Jade Tree Records, such as Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, and The Promise Ring.
- ^ Shawn Cameron. "Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't review". Collective Zine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
The lyrics are very well written, comparisons to Jawbreaker can easily be made while not coming off as the least bit...ridiculous.
- ^ Godfrey J. Leung (August 2000). "Discorder August 2000 Reviews". Discorder. Vancouver. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
Musically, this album shows the band wearing its Lifetime and Jawbreaker influences on its sleeve
[dead link] - ^ Rob Ferraz (July 2001). "Pop Rocks: Forget Everything You Know". Exclaim!. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
With a sound that can be likened to the Promise Ring, these final five songs exemplify the introspective inspiration they wove into their music so well.