LP - DECIBELS, THE - WHEN RED LIGTS FLASH

The Decibels are almost cicada-like in that when you think you've
heard the last of them with a release that came out a few years ago,
out of nowhere another Decibels record appears out of thin air.
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 got
together again 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. They still channel
their own brand of moddish guitar power-pop (elements of THE
BEAT, THE ROMANTICS, THE PLIMSOULS, the mod-era WHO with
a pinch of the JAM, but squeezed through their own filter that gives
them their own sound) with the same fire and intensity that they've
always had. This just might be their "All Mod Cons". As we get older
and realize that nothing is promised, it's good to have another
Decibels LP as a small reminder to appreciate the now.

TRACKLISTING: 01. WHY BOTHER WITH US? 02. ENOUGH 03. THERE'S
JUST SOMETHING ABOUT YOU 04. WALK AWAY 05. IN REMEMBRANCE
06. HE THINKS HE'S RIGHT (BUT HE'S WRONG) 07. TODAY IS YOUR DAY
08. SAY GOODBYE 09. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID 10. WORLD
GOES ROUND 11. LOOKING BACK 12. THIS MIGHT BE THE END