Dum Dum Girls - End of Daze EP
Subpop's Dum Dum Girls are nothing if not prolific. With two albums in the bag since their 2008 inception, End of Daze is also the NYC/LA girls' fourth EP. This latest effort is further evidence that the group, orchestrated by songwriter and vocalist Dee Dee, have made a transition from lo-fi indie-pop to wall of sound atmospherics. What originated as a handful of songs deemed incompatible for inclusion on 2011's sophomore album Only In Dreams has been fleshed out in to a sturdy five-track EP. As a result, we find a collection of layered and methodically sequenced songs not easily reconciled with the slapdash DIY aesthetic of DDG's earlier material, but by fusing the lo-fi of Best Coast with the dream-pop of Beach House, Dum Dum Girls remain very much on trend.
