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2 November 2026 – The dB's Expand Their Historic Reunion Recordings as Cycles Per Second Returns in a New Digital Edition
By Editorial Team - November 2, 2026
Summary
Power-pop legends The dB's release 22-track digital edition of Cycles Per Second: Tour 2024 via Propeller Sound Recordings ahead of CD release.
Key Facts
- The dB's release expanded 22-track digital live album 'Cycles Per Second: Tour 2024' via Propeller Sound Recordings.
- Documents the 2024 reunion tour featuring original members Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby, and Gene Holder.
- Physical CD release arrives November 6, following earlier limited 13-track Record Store Day vinyl pressing.
- Entities: The dB's, Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby, Gene Holder, Wes Lachot, Propeller Sound Recordings
- Tags: the-dbs, cycles-per-second, power-pop, jangle-pop, peter-holsapple, chris-stamey, propeller-sound-recordings, reunion-tour
American power-pop pioneers The dB's have brought their historic reunion performances back into focus with Cycles Per Second: Tour 2024, an expanded live collection now available digitally following its October 30 release through Propeller Sound Recordings. The album received renewed attention in November release listings and precedes a physical CD edition scheduled for November 6.
The recordings document the group's 2024 American reunion tour, which brought together original members Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder. Keyboardist Wes Lachot also participated in the performances. The tour followed reissues of the band's influential early albums Stands for deciBels and Repercussion, introducing their distinctive combination of melodic songwriting and inventive guitar arrangements to another generation of listeners.
The expanded digital collection contains twenty-two tracks, providing a considerably more extensive document than the thirteen-song vinyl edition released for Record Store Day earlier this year. Songs include "Black and White", "Big Brown Eyes", "Love Is for Lovers", "Happenstance", "Neverland" and "Amplifier". Chris Stamey compiled and mixed the recordings, preserving performances from a reunion that attracted considerable interest among followers of American alternative-rock history.
The dB's helped establish musical ideas subsequently developed by numerous independent performers, particularly groups associated with jangle pop and melodic guitar rock. Their influence remains evident in contemporary artists who combine accessible songwriting with unconventional arrangements. Cycles Per Second offers an opportunity to investigate that history through live performances rather than studio recordings alone. Sometimes the most valuable souvenir is evidence that the original musicians still understand precisely why their songs mattered. Discover more power-pop and classic indie guitar rock in our indie rock hub and browse past reviews in our music review section.