Dum Dum Girls
Stiff Little Fingers / Dream Away Life

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...according to our Brian on 26 August 2010.

That ghostly, rattly indie that the Dum Dum Girls produce is starting to make total sense now. Like the Shop Assistants crossed with Moon Duo is the closest I can get to describing 'Stiff Little Fingers' - possibly a tribute to the Irish Punk wonderkids who properly kicked off the whole Rough Trade empire, I do wonder? Problem is with this rhoobarb 'n' custard motorik pop is that if you strip out the vocals it does sound a bit like a Fat Truckers record pitched down -6, playing out of a bin. Which is great for ME but for you lot of trendy hep-cats? Do you know what you are doing? The flip is like a Mazzy Star choon being covered by Best Coast before she/they lost all the lo-fi reverb & hypnagogic elements. Dunno which side I prefer, they're both quite charming. Limited as heck, no doubt, on the uber-cool Hell, Yes! imprint!

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What their label says...

I've watched DDG grow, finally reaching their solid line-up of Dee Dee and three of the best girls I have ever met. They are able to play perfect music without the need of complicated guitar riffs or spastic drum beats. Here is a band influenced by pop culture and 60’s garage, combined with fabulous back-up vocal melodies that make hell look like the best place to spend eternity. The A side is an unreleased track, definitely one of the most gothic songs written by Dee Dee. The B side is a ghost ballad already released on cd-r on Zoo Music and on the "Blissed Out" cassette on Art Fag, but too good to not have a proper edition on vinyl. I took the cover picture in the cemetery in my hometown. Dee Dee looks like a widow from southern Italy, totally afflicted by the death of her beloved. The record has been completely recorded and mixed by Dee Dee - this is the most punk vinyl you will ever handle.