The dB's | |
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 The dB's performing in New York on December 6, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1978–1988, 2005–present |
| Labels | Albion Bearsville I.R.S. Rhino Monkey Hill Bar/None Propeller Sound Recordings |
| Members | Peter Holsapple Chris Stamey Will Rigby Gene Holder |
| Past members | Rick Wagner Jeff Beninato Harold Kelt Eric Peterson |
| Website | thedbs.com |
The dB's are an American alternative rock and power pop group, who formed in New York City in 1978 and first came to prominence in the early 1980s.[5][1] Their debut album Stands for Decibels is acclaimed as one of the great "lost" power pop albums of the 1980s.
The band members are Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby, and Gene Holder. Although the members are all from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the group was formed in New York City in 1978. In 2012, the band completed its first new studio album in 25 years and its first in 30 years with the original lineup.[6]
- ^ a b Mark, Deming. "The dB's | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Runtagh, Jordan (8 April 2014). "Catchy, Loud and Proud: 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever". VH1. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
For many, they are the definitive power pop band.
- ^ Staunton, Terry. "The Db's - Falling off the Sky". Record Collector. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Smotroff, Mark (1 July 2019). "Chris Stamey's Star-Studded 20th Century Songs Ring True for 21st Century Times on CD, Tidal". Audiophile Review. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Cateforis, Theo (2011). Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s. University of Michigan Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.
- ^ "The dB's". SxSW. Retrieved 28 March 2012.