The dB's: Next Steps

The sound of North Carolina indie-rock stalwarts The dB's is rooted in anxious riffing and tartly witty lyrics. During their quest for pop perfection, they've taken that ideal in unexpected directions; “Moving in Your Sleep” is a lo-fi shuffle that swells and ebbs along with its lyrics' angst, while the post-punky “Cycles Per Second” amps up the energy with a pogoing bassline and mashed synth chords.