Dum Dum Girls - Too True

by Anthony Strutt

published: 22 / 3 / 2014

Label: Sub Pop
Format: CD

intro

Superb 1980's-influenced third album from Los Angeles-based alternative rockers, the Dum Dum Girls

Dum Dum Girls have gone through a a lot of line-up changes in recent years. 'Too True', their third album, finds them stripped down to vocalist and guitarist, Dee Dee Penny, and Raveonettes guitarist Sune Rose Wagner, who as well providing additional guitar, bass, drums and synthesiser has also co-produced the album with veteran producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, the Go Go's, Dr Feelgood) 'Cult of Love' has a lovely cool 1980's glow to it, and is jangly with perfect harmonies from Dee Dee and Sune that shine in a Gothic style. 'Evil Blooms',is much faster and soundds like a commercial Raveonettes, while 'Rimbaud Eyes' is a big time 1980's indie number, sounding like it came from the time when all our indie bands got big major label deals and polished up their sound for a wider appeal. 'Are You Okay?' is a cinematic, romantic track, while 'Too True to Be Good' sounds like a merging of the Cure and Strawberry Switchblade at thier wackiest. The crisply-produced 'In the Wake of You,'is reminscent of Kristen Hersch, while 'Lost Boys and Grils Club' recollects a fuzzed up Cocteau Twins. 'Little Minx' has also the early passion of the early Jesus and Mary Chain. 'Under These Hands' is more reflective and dreamy. 'Trouble is My Name' is is a slowed down update of the Velvet Underground's 'I'll Be Your Mirror', and a perfect ending for a superb album.

Track Listing:-

1 Cult of Love
2 Evil Blooms
3 Rimbaud Eyes
4 Are You Okay?
5 Too True To Be Good
6 In the Wake of You
7 Lost Boys and Girls Club
8 Little Minx
9 Under These Hands
10 Trouble Is My Name

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/DumDumGirls
http://www.wearedumdumgirls.com/
https://twitter.com/dumdumgirls
https://instagram.com/wearedumdumgirls
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCw2vDqkW1KYTUdJzQFtIQ

Label Links:-

https://www.subpop.com/
https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
https://plus.google.com/+subpop
https://twitter.com/subpop
http://subpop.tumblr.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords

interviews

Interview (2010)

Los Angeles all girl band the Dum Dum Girls combine 60's vocal harmonies with an old school garage punk sound. Aaron Brown speaks to singer Dee Dee at a gig in Manchester about their debut album, 'I Will Be'

live reviews

Factory 251, Manchester, 13/11/2011

Aaron Brown at Factory 251 in Manchester finds, despite them coning on an hour and a half late, Californian girl group's garage punk charms winning him over

Cargo, London, 30/7/2010