March 29th, 2010::Sub Pop
The Dum Dum Girls originated from bedroom recordings of a California girl named Dee Dee who had the utmost appreciation for girl groups from the sixties, pop music, and punk rock. After enlisting three other girls in the band and releasing several EP’s featuring the Dum Dum Girl’s brand of lo-fi girl group garage pop, “I Will Be” is their debut full album release on Sub Pop and was produced by Richard Gottehrer (the brains behind “My Boyfriend’s Back” recorded by the Angels in 1963). Upon first listening to the record, the recording is much sharper than past Dum Dum Girls’ recordings and it sounds fantastic. Dee Dee’s new songs are punk, charming, poppy sing-a-longs. Standout tracks include: “Jail La La”, the single of the album which is an incredible pop song about actually being in jail with beautiful harmonies, :Yours Alone”, a strict bag of garage hooks backed by a crunchy distorted guitar, “Blank Girl”, an updated fifties high school dance song led by Dee Dee’s uber pretty voice and backed by Brandon Welchez (Dee Dee’s husband) perfectly matched deep vocals, and “Lines Her Eyes”, a dirty garage rock tune with an intensely dark poppy chorus that might make you start crying. I Will Be is an impressive and astonishing take on the Dum Dum Girls’ favorite old records.
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(courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
