One of the key figures on the North Carolina jangle pop and new wave scene, Peter Holsapple is perhaps best known as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter with the dB's. He has also worked with a wide range of other acts, been a sideman with R.E.M. and Hootie & the Blowfish, and was a member of the roots rock supergroup the Continental Drifters. Less quirky than many of his jangle pop peers, Holsapple's songs are reliably hooky and his voice and guitar work blends well with their tunefulness while adding just enough edge to undercut their sweetness. More often a collaborator than a solo artist, Holsapple has issued just two albums under his own name, 1997's low-key Out of my Way and 2018's charming Game Day, though his semi-acoustic reunion with Chris Stamey on 1991's Mavericks is a high point in both of their catalogs.