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The dB's
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<p>The dB's are an American alternative <a href="/facts/Rock_music/zBM2guyQ">rock</a> and <a href="/facts/Power_pop/Qm1GdDl1">power pop</a> group, who formed in New York City in 1978 and first came to prominence in the early 1980s. Their debut album <i><a href="/facts/Stands_for_Decibels/nSSpobv3">Stands for Decibels</a></i> is acclaimed as one of the great "lost" power pop albums of the 1980s. </p><p>The band members are <a href="/facts/Peter_Holsapple/VdTLbyUG">Peter Holsapple</a>, <a href="/facts/Chris_Stamey/w9Al0tz1">Chris Stamey</a>, <a href="/facts/Will_Rigby/00B1cz1o">Will Rigby</a>, and Gene Holder. Although the members are all from <a href="/facts/Winston-Salem%2c_North_Carolina/5LVtdGNa">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</a>, 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. </p>