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The dB's

Stands For Decibels

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Song	Lyrics	Save	Buy
PLAY QUEUE 1 Black And White		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Dynamite		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 She's Not Worried		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 The Fight		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Espionage		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Tearjerkin'		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Cycles Per Second		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Bad Reputation		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Big Brown Eyes		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 I'm In Love		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Moving In Your Sleep		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Judy		save

MOG Editorial Review

Though the first thing anyone noticed about the dB's debut album is their jangly guitars, the band had far more to offer than just that, proving themselves as capable of tackling any genre with a poppy twist. Opener "Black and White," for instance, has all the energy one would expect of a punk anthem, while it's shortly followed by the darker, downbeat "Dynamite," which carries an equally powerful hook. The jangle-pop may have made people notice the dB's, but it was their songwriting that really brought them to fame, and it's hard to argue with that point by the time you get to a ballad as masterful as closer "Moving in Your Sleep."
AMG Review of Stands for Decibels

Chris Woodstra
All Music Guide

On their debut, the dB's combined a reverence for British pop and arty, post-punk leanings that alternate between minimalism and a love of quirky embellishment, odd sounds, and unexpected twists; Stands for Decibels is clearly a collegiate pop experiment, but rarely is experimentation so enjoyable and irresistibly catchy. Singing and songwriting duties are shared equally by Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple -- Stamey, more quirky and psychedelic-leaning with a winsome, pure-pop whine, is nicely balanced by Holsapple's more earthy drawl and straightforward approach. The album stands not only as a landmark power-pop album, but also as a prototype for much of the Southern jangle that would follow. [Stands for Decibels remained criminally unavailable in the U.S. for years. When IRS reissued it on CD in 1989, Holsapple's "Judy" was added as a bonus track.]