Only in Dreams - Dum Dum Girls
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  • Summary: The second full-length album for the pop band includes songs written after the death of the mother of singer Dee Dee.

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
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  1. The Boston Phoenix
    Sep 27, 2011
    88
    Dee Dee delivers an album that sounds like Chrissie Hynde backed by Hüsker Dü. Only in Dreams could make you wonder what other indie bands would jump up and thrive if only they had steamroller production.
  2. The New York Times
    Oct 4, 2011
    80
    Only in Dreams, the second Dum Dum Girls album, seethes with a beautiful, raging confidence, louder and fuller than anything they've done before, and better than the onetime peers they're leaving behind.
  3. Uncut
    Nov 23, 2011
    80
    This is a dark and heartfelt affair. [Dec 2011, p.82]
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  4. Mojo
    Dec 22, 2011
    60
    It's a record that reveals previously hidden depths. [Nov 2011, p.93]
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  1. eastside
    8
    The star of this record is the production team with a nod to Kirstin Gundred's powerful vocal performance. The first half of this record is full of some of DDG's best ever songs, unfortunately there is a bit of a come down on the latter half that takes away some of it's momentum. Still, a very good record from a band to keep an eye on.… Expand

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