The Decibels - Create Action

 

The Decibels were (are?) a 1990's Sacramento power pop/mod band full of great tunes, lots of harmonies, singalong songs, and plenty of fun! Got to see and play with them a few times over the years and they were nothing but cool and always put on a great show. With Dean Seavers, Joe Pach, Brian Machado, and Brent Seavers, they kept the power in the pop - and the modern in mod - by looking snappy while rockin'n'harmonizing through fun sets. This 13 song album is filled with short, infectious, energetic tunes with jangly guitars and a rockin' rhythm section, reminiscent of 60's numbers without being derivative, and plenty of tortured relationship lyrics, as is pretty much required of power pop!

If ya dig power pop with a mod tinge (maybe like an American, less mod-centric Secret Affair), you need to dig these cats. There's no reason why they didn't get bigger than they did, other than the fact that the music biz sucks!