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Only in Dreams is the second album by Dum Dum Girls,[3] and was released September 26, 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
The Guardian[6]
musicOMH[7]
New York TimesPositive[8]
NME[9]
Pitchfork Media7.6/10[10]
Popmatters[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin[13]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 26 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[14]

Spin awarded the album a rating of 8/10, writing, "Gundred's richer-than-you-expect voice is the key to these jagged little pillows, whether dryly noting that a guy's 'Just a Creep,' soaring on 'Coming Down,' or lacing her echoes with sorrow on 'Hold Your Hand,' a reflection on her mother's death."[13] In Lindsay Zoladz's 7.6 out of 10 review, Pitchfork Media lauded the album's melodic risks within the genre of garage rock revival, "Only in Dreams isn't a perfect record, but a little while down the line it might end up looking like the beginning of something-- the first steps forward for the band, or perhaps a raising of the bar for this entire revival. I wouldn't put it past Dee Dee to be the leader of the pack."[10] The New York Times echoed this viewpoint in Jon Caramanica's positive review stating "Only in Dreams ... 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."[8] musicOMH's Gareth Ware's 4/5 review also agreed that "[Only in Dreams] showcases a remarkably assured collection of songs."[7]

Allmusic was more critical of the Dum Dum Girls' new direction, "All this realness could be a deal breaker especially since Only in Dreams isn’t a fun and immediately enjoyable album like I Will Be was."[4] Popmatters wasn't impressed with the overall sound of the album, "Everything is layered and burnished into an eardrum-blasting sameness. There are no standouts or outright bombs, just 10 Dum Dum Girls songs; no more, no less.".[11] Joe Marvilli from Consequence of Sound, in his negative review also states that Only in Dreams needed more variety, "you can only take so many variations of the same theme."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dee Dee

No.TitleLength
1."Always Looking"2:21
2."Bedroom Eyes"3:58
3."Just a Creep"2:56
4."In My Head"3:48
5."Heartbeat (Take It Away)"2:51
6."Caught in One"3:44
7."Coming Down"6:28
8."Wasted Away"3:39
9."Teardrops on My Pillow"2:49
10."Hold Your Hand"3:56
iTunes bonus track[15]
No.TitleLength
11."Crystal Baby"2:22
Sub Pop bonus 7" vinyl[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Coming Down" (Edit)3:56
2."Crystal Baby"2:22

Personnel

  • Dee-Dee (vocals/guitar)
  • Jules (guitar/vocals)
  • Bambi (bass/vocals)
  • Sandy (drums/vocals)

Engineered by Alonzo Vargas, with assistance from Justin Smith. Mixed by Alonzo Vargas. Mastered by Joe Laporta.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) CD, digital download, LP record Sub Pop
Canada September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
United States

The first 1900 copies of the LP version of the album were released on light pink vinyl as a "Loser Edition".[17]

References

  1. ^ "COMING DOWN MP3". Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  2. ^ "Dum Dum Girls new single "Bedroom Eyes"". Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  3. ^ "RECORD L-U-V". Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Tim Sendra. "Only in Dreams, Dum Dum Girls, Allmusic". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b Joe Marvilli (22 September 2011). "Album review: Dum Dum Girls: Only In Dreams: Consequence of Sound". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ Maddy Costa (22 September 2011). "Only in Dreams, Dum Dum Girls - review, Music, The Guardian". London. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b Gareth Ware. "Dum Dum Girls, Only in Dreams - musicOMH". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  8. ^ a b Jon Caramancia (3 October 2011). "New Albums by Dum Dum Girls". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ Ben Hewitt. "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  10. ^ a b Lindsay Zoladz. "Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams, Album Review, Pitchfork Media". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  11. ^ a b AJ Ramirez. "Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams, Popmatters". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  12. ^ Jon Dolan. "Only in Dreams, Album Reviews, Rolling Stone". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  13. ^ a b Joe Gross. "Only in Dreams Review: Spin". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Only in Dreams Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  15. ^ "iTunes Store: Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams (Bonus Track Version)". Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  16. ^ "Sub Pop Record: Dum Dum Girls: Only In Dreams". Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  17. ^ "Sub Pop records: Loser Edition FAQ". Sub Pop. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

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