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Nov 13, 2012They may be lumped in with the recent girl group pop fad, but End of Daze proves that there is nothing common or ordinary about this band.
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Oct 30, 2012Shying away from lo-fi, Dum Dum Girls still deliver perfectly spare noise rock ("I Got Nothing"), but they're best somewhere in between.
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MagnetOct 17, 2012Here Dee Dee even strips the roaring guitar off a lazily tuneful stopgap that's not quite as revelatory as High. [No. 92, p.53]
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Oct 4, 2012Dum Dum Girls have graduated from a class of reverb junkies to becoming potentially one of the most potent and distinct pop bands of our time. End of Daze is on a separate level of artistic creativity and economy.
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Oct 2, 2012End of Daze sounds like a short segment of Dum Dum Girls' future greatest hits collection.
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Sep 28, 2012End of Daze sees the band further venturing into the beauteous bleakness.
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Sep 26, 2012The quality [on End of Daze] is solid to great.
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Sep 26, 2012End Of Daze finds Gundred--and Dum Dum Girls--in a good place.
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Sep 25, 2012While End of Daze features some of Dum Dum Girls' more sophisticated songwriting to date, there is an overwhelming shadow of certainty and safety that is cast over the EP, preventing it from being a truly singular musical experience.
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Sep 25, 2012The album's listlessness - when compared to the blisteringly restless heartbreak/firecracker of Dreams - is kind of a bummer.
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Sep 25, 2012Although distant from the translucent bedroom recordings of debut I Will Be, the 18-minute EP marks a pivotal moment for Dum Dum Girls, extending far beyond the initial lo-fi confessions of Dee Dee Penny.
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Sep 25, 2012Maybe most importantly, the End of Daze EP cements Dum Dum Girls as a band that should be taken seriously and whose look has become the least interesting part about them.
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Sep 24, 2012A five-song EP that summarizes the band's strengths better than any of their work so far, while also highlighting how little this material gains from linear sequencing.
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Sep 24, 2012During these 18 minutes, you can sense a tension between the darker atmosphere and the pop inclinations. That's a combination that's yielded its share of greatness, but the two don't fully merge here.
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Under The RadarSep 24, 2012After those two tracks [Mine Tonight & I Got Nothing], the EP turns something of a corner, a fresh start symbolized by the third track cover song, "Trees and Flowers." [Aug/Sep 2012, p.125]
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Alternative PressSep 24, 2012Their continued filtering of '50s girl-group melodies through swelling pop songs that crib equally from the noise/indie/dream spheres captivates in newly charming ways. [Oct 2012, p.88]
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Sep 24, 2012It expands their sound, delves into some new sonic textures, and cements Dee Dee's place as one of the more interesting and expressive vocalists around.
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Sep 24, 2012This is instead a solid collection of outtakes, rather than a full display of their songwriting muscle.
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Sep 24, 2012End of Daze is a confident and comprehensive showcase for everything Dum Dum Girls do well.