{"id":6739,"date":"2012-06-22T08:57:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T15:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=6739"},"modified":"2012-06-22T08:57:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T15:57:28","slug":"the-dbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2012\/06\/the-dbs\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DB\u2019S"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"THE DB\u2019S<\/h1>\n

Falling Off the Sky<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

thedbsonline.net<\/p>\n

In power-pop, there\u2019s no success quite like failure. For whatever reason, the genre\u2019s best and brightest tend to be cult heroes rather than the Top 40 superstars their tunefulness would seem to suggest\u2014and this is certainly true of the dB\u2019s. During their original 1978-1988 run, the North Carolina-born, New York-based foursome played earworm \u201960s rock with an arty New Wave bent, influencing the likes of R.E.M. and They Might Be Giants. On their first album since 1987 (and first since \u201982 to include co-frontman Chris Stamey) the dB\u2019s snap right back into place. If the organ-led garage-pop opener \u201cThat Time Is Gone\u201d amounts to sly self-deprecation, the subsequent tracks more than justify the reunion. The group\u2019s still-enthralling jangle (\u201cSend Me Something Real\u201d), psychedelic floweriness (\u201cFar Away and Long Ago\u201d) and Southern soulfulness (\u201cThe Wonder of Love\u201d) are all ably showcased. The band continues to benefit from having two distinct songwriters: Stamey delivers the more experimental fare, leaving partner Peter Holsapple to sing such heartfelt rockers as \u201cWorld to Cry\u201d and \u201cI Didn\u2019t Mean to Say That.\u201d On closer \u201cRemember (Falling Off the Sky),\u201d they harmonize on the line, \u201cI won\u2019t be back again.\u201d Hopefully, they\u2019re not talking about the band.<\/p>\n

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