I'm still on a kick of posting happy summer in the fun songs. I mean, schools out for Summer. Its like 100 degrees. Everybody already has a nice sunburn or peel going on. Wooderson is throwing a party at the Moon Tower... So it is my civic duty to help you make your summer soundtrack. So today we are going to spotlight Dee Dee and her Dum Dum Girls. The Dum Dum Girls have been around for a little bit, making a splash on the internet they started out as a one woman show and a homemade CDR demo. Dee Dee soon became the lo-fi queen de jour for a while... all the rage around the blogosphere. However me personally... I wasn't originally a fan. It was far too lo-fi for me, although I saw promise in the 60's bubble gum pop that was happening. Now with their debut full album I Will Be, there is a more production, and an all girl ensemble that brings it all together in a nice package of sparkling 60s punk pop goodness. Not to mention the fact that Dee Dee got Richard Gottehrer to produce the album... He's produced The Strangeloves, Blondie, the Go-Gos and the Raveonettes and penned the bubblegum anthems "My Boyfriend's Back" and "I Want Candy". How could this go wrong.
There are numerous fantastic tracks on the album. "Jail La La" was originally the title track when the album was supposed to be set in a women's prison in the 60's. "I will be" is the new title track straight out of a grindhouse flick. Other notable tracks would be "Your's Alone" and "Blank Girl"... the former featuring guitars from Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the latter with vocals of Brandon Welchez from the Crocodiles.
Listen:Dum Dum Girls " Jail La La"
Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La
Listen:Dum Dum Girls " I Will Be"
Dum Dum Girls - I Will be
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