When Red Lights Flash, by The Decibels

When Red Lights Flash

by The Decibels

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12" Vinyl version of our 2023 album pressed on black vinyl - played in extra high-fidelity at 45 rpms! Digital Download available through Bandcamp upon purchase.

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1.	Why Bother With Us? 02:33	buy track
2.	Enough 03:38	buy track
3.	There's Just Something About You 02:12	buy track
4.	Walk Away 02:46	buy track
5.	In Remembrance 02:20	buy track
6.	He Thinks He's Right (But He's Wrong) 02:10	buy track
7.	Today Is Your Day 02:15	buy track
8.	Say Goodbye 02:42	buy track
9.	You Don't Need To Be Afraid 01:55	buy track
10.	World Goes Round 03:05	buy track
11.	Looking Back 02:31	buy track
12.	This Might Be The End 02:59	buy track

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Work on “When Red Lights Flash” actually started at the very end of 2019, and then March of 2020 happened and turned the whole world upside down for the next couple of years. When the guys reconvened in 2022 to resume work on the record, like everyone, they had changed. Not in ways that you can easily define or even put a finger on. But you can hear it on the record – while they are still up to their trademark sound with big chords, big beats and catchy melodies inspired by all the best guitar-based pop music from the last 60 years - there is an underlying current in this record that wasn’t there before. The only way to describe it is if “Scene Not Herd” was the Decibels in 1965, then “When Red Lights Flash” would be the Decibels in 1967.

It’s a record that reflects where we’ve all been and grapples to make sense of where we are now and what lies ahead. “When Red Lights Flash” is the kind of record that will travel well with you the rest of your days. As we get older and realize that nothing is promised, it’s good to have another Decibels as a small reminder to appreciate now.

“The Decibels are one of those impossible to categorize groups - like Big Star or Flamin' Groovies - pure Pop that’s completely out of step with the moment. However, they are always there with crashing guitars and Ludwig Freakbeat with underpinning layers of Merseybeat harmonies all in the service of hooks that never end.” – Tim Foster

This just might be their “poppiest” record yet! And there ain’t nothing wrong with that!!

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released March 8, 2023

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The Decibels Sacramento, California

Dean Seavers
Vocals, Guitar

Joe Pach
Guitar, Vocals

Brent Seavers
Bass, Vocals

Brian Machado
Drums, Vocals

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