Artist: Dum Dum GirlsAlbum: I Will Be
Released: March 2010
Label: Sub Pop
Genre: indie pop / noise pop
Purchase Date: 10 June 2010
Format: AAC files
Source: iTunes
Dum Dum Girls is an all-female quartet from LA. Led by singer-songwriter Kristin Gundred (who goes by the stage name "Dee Dee," a nod to The Ramones), the band radiates a cool feistiness that I just loved. Sounding like a distorted, lo-fi cross between a '60s Phil Spector girl group, a '70s punk act, and a '90s alt-rock garage band, these women have both the musicianship and the looks to really pull it off. They had a minor hit on college radio over the summer with the single "Jail La La," a peppy and upbeat song about waking up in a jail cell and not quite remembering how you wound up there.
I really liked this album. The songs are all extremely catchy nods to bands like the Ravonettes but with a very 21st century style and attitude. This was a perfect summer album, great for blasting on the car stereo with the windows rolled down.
Rating: A
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