Too True
by Dum Dum Girls
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2014
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Apr 9, 2014
    60
    At a half hour, Too True might seem brief, but Penny makes the most of every minute.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jan 28, 2014
    60
    An engaging, easy on the senses combination of murk and shine, then. [Feb 2014, p.115]
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  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Jan 27, 2014
    60
    Penny has garage-rock form, but Too True is a light-footed, echo-heavy pop makeover with a 1980s gloss, frothy but forthright.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Jan 27, 2014
    60
    Too True is a decent enough album and one which ends more strongly than it begins. But it isn't as good as 'Only In Dreams' and because of that, it can't help but feel a bit underwhelming.
  6. The Guardian
    Jan 23, 2014
    60
    Too True is as squeamish as it is smouldering.
  7. musicOMH.com
    Jan 23, 2014
    60
    It’s another enjoyable album from a band quietly proving to be one of the more consistent groups around.
  8. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 23, 2014
    55
    Tonally, it falls somewhere between the shoegazey aggression of I Will Be and Only in Dreams’ hazy hooks, but it’s lacking the former’s force of character and the latter’s infectious melodies.
  9. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 4, 2014
    50
    Restraint and getting to the point are valuable commodities in music, but Too True misfires in this regard.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 12, 2014
    40
    Too True offers the very definition of postmodern pastiche: a collection of ultimately empty gestures to previous forms.
  11. No Ripcord
    Feb 10, 2014
    40
    The band needs to play to its strengths, rather than a production style. This is not a band that sounds good with buried instruments. This is a group that sound best when they are in your face.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. dsmckown
    Feb 13, 2014
    8
    This album is excellent. Songs are short, concise and very 80s retro. Becomes addictive with repeated listens. Totally pleased with this.This album is excellent. Songs are short, concise and very 80s retro. Becomes addictive with repeated listens. Totally pleased with this. Recommended to several friends.… Full Review »
  2. jyo_tirmaya
    Feb 4, 2014
    9
    This album rocks in so many ways: pop, alternative, electronic - even a touch of rock-goth. There's something here for everybody without beingThis album rocks in so many ways: pop, alternative, electronic - even a touch of rock-goth. There's something here for everybody without being spread out too thin. Nice vocals.… Full Review »
  3. Scooter4849
    Apr 23, 2014
    6
    Sweet and sensual, with a lot of jangly guitar pop and garage rock edge. 80's rock and new wave vibes find their way into this record as well.Sweet and sensual, with a lot of jangly guitar pop and garage rock edge. 80's rock and new wave vibes find their way into this record as well. Blondie was clearly a big influence here. The songs are dark and moody but like all their previous work, it has very underwhelming vocals and melodies. It is a much more clearer effort than anything they've done and that's great. The urgency here thought is pretty lacking. Overall it was okay.… Full Review »
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