DrownedInSound — What is most apparent about I Will Be and the Dum Dum Girls ethos in general is their obvious debt to UK bands of the mid-1980s, namely the likes of The Primitives, The Vaselines, The Shop Assistants and Talulah Gosh... Read the full story on D... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-30 Columbus, OH - Cafe Bourbon Street $03-31 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox $04-01 Poughkeepsie, NY - Vassar College04-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %04-04 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge $04-06 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe %04-07 Tor... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The music of the Dum Dum Girls has always seemed built for black and white. The music of the Dum Dum Girls has always seemed built for black and white. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The music of the Dum Dum Girls has always seemed built for black and white. Guitars are laced with a vinyl hiss, and vocals go down with an-on-the-rocks stiffness. The band's first single, "Jail La La," has been around a... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — L.A. garage rockers Dum Dum Girls' full-length debut, I Will Be, comes out tomorrow, and we've got the video for I Will Be's "Jail La La" below. In the clip, bandleader Dee Dee gets printed, cuffed, and booked, all of which is interspliced with perfo... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Of all the albums released this week that I have already heard, I Will Be by the Dum Dum Girls is easily my favorite (and also one of the year's standout releases yet). The Living Sisters' Love to Live... more info

Stereogum — There are a number of dusky Shangri-Las and Phil Spector-nodding bands circulating under the “indie rock” banner these days — Dum Dum Girls are the best of the lot. Dee Dee & Co’s excellent Sub Pop debut I Will Be establishes a powerfully ass... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Still sounds great, now looks great too. more info

Pitchfork - TV — — The leader of this badass California girl group, Dee Dee, is handcuffed and booked in this felonious clip. more info

Pitchfork - TV — captures the L.A. garage rockers in stark black and white at the Sub Pop showcase during this year's SXSW. more info