Stereogum — Former Pains Of Being Pure At Heart drummer Kurt Feldman came out of the box strong with his shimmering ’80s pop project Ice Choir. 2012’s Afar earned Feldman a spot on our best new bands list that year. Since then he’s gone on to produce for t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kristin Kontrol, aka Dee Dee of Dum Dum Girls, made her NYC solo live debut on Wednesday night (6/22) at Baby's All Right, which was also only her third show under the KK name. Continue reading… more info

Idolator — The onetime Dum Dum Girls singer gives us the lowdown on her retro-leaning leap into pop. more info

Consequence of Sound — Dum Dum Girls frontwoman steps out with a confident, dreamy new project. more info

Guardian Music — Kristin Kontrol, also known as Dee Dee from the Dum Dum Girls, picks a themed playlist of sadder-than-the-album-versions The first Nick Drake song that was precious to me, and here it is in its infant genius. The delicacy of his voice and phrasing; i... more info

Stereogum — Most of us know Kristin Welchez as Dee Dee, frontwoman of the Dum Dum Girls. But for a new album that’s coming out later this month, Welchez has adapted a new persona. She’s now making slickly tender ’80s-style synthpop under the name Kristin K... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kristin Kontrol, aka Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls, has shared another song off her debut album X-Communicate. Like the other songs we've heard off the album, there's a distinct '80s pop vibe here and "(Don't) Wannabe" really sounds ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A million miles from Dum Dum Girls, Dee Dee makes sleek synthpop on her debut solo single. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Merchandise and Dum Dum Girls have joined forces for a new single, "Red Sun," which will be released on November 27 as part of Sub Pop's 7" series. Propelled by a throbbing synth bass and lead vocal... more info

Stereogum — Just a couple of years ago, it would’ve seemed — well, maybe not unthinkable, but certainly a little unexpected for Merchandise and Dum Dum Girls to show up on a song together. But hey, here we are, and isn’t this a nice place to be? Last yearâ... more info