Full of droning melodies, lackadaisical bass lines and shiny synth, Dum Dum Girls' third full-length studio release Too True" is both fiercely nostalgic and outrageously lovable. It's hard to turn this album off, and for good reason: The tracks will undoubtedly remind listeners of the music their parents loved, but at the same time, they incorporate elements of more current music into the mix. Basically, for modern-day hipsters - with their Canon AE-1 film camera, record player (because the sound is just ... better) and headband reminiscent of Woodstock - this album is perfection. However, you don't have to be a hipster to appreciate the musical craftsmanship that went into the creation of "Too True."
Dum Dum Girls - who received several accolades for their 2012 EP "End of Daze" - have made choices regarding their sonic identity that set them apart from the rest of the indie-pop category. The vintage feel that permeates Dum Dum Girls' entire discography may be a product of the member's origins in Los Angeles - a city consumed by the former glories of the golden age of Hollywood and haunted by the free-love movement of the '60s: Dum Dum Girls were born in the cradle of wistfulness. Lead singer Dee Dee Penny seems to channel everyone from Stevie Nicks and Pat Benetar to Billy Idol and Iggy Pop on "Too True." Penny and the girls sound completely overcome by the past - and in this latest attempt, they pay homage to their roots, while also reinventing the genre in which they're working.
It's not that Dum Dum Girls is a cover band of sorts, stealing styles and refashioning them as relevant and hip. What Dum Dum Girls has done is far beyond imitation
