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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Kristin Kontrol | image = | image_size = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Kristin Gundred | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | origin = [[United States]] | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2008-present | label = [[Sub Pop]] | associated_acts = [[Dum Dum Girls]] <br /> [[Grand Ole Party]] | website = {{URL|www.kristinkontrol.com}} }} '''Kristin Gundred''', known professionally as '''Kristin Kontrol''', is an American musician, singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristinkontrol.com/|title=Kristin Kontrol|work=Kristin Kontrol|accessdate=2016-06-28}}</ref> She is best known as founder and lead singer of indie rock band [[Dum Dum Girls]] (using the pseudonym '''Dee Dee'''), with whom she has released five studio albums between 2010 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/2011/02/04/the-self-titled-interview-dum-dum-girls/|title=THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Dum Dum Girls|website=Self-titledmag.com|accessdate=2016-06-28}}</ref> She began working on new material in 2015, and announced Kristin Kontrol as her new solo project on January 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/63227-dee-dee-of-dum-dum-girls-announces-solo-project-as-kristin-kontrol/|title=Dee Dee of Dum Dum Girls Announces Solo Project as Kristin Kontrol|website=Pitchfork.com|accessdate=2016-06-28}}</ref> Her debut album, ''X-Communicate'', was released on May 27, 2016 on [[Sub Pop Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indieberlin.de/music/interview-with-kristin-welches-of-dum-dum-girls.html|title=Interview with Kristin Kontrol of Dum Dum Girls - indieberlin|date=2016-05-02|website=Indieberlin.de|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> It was a departure from the sound she had explored with Dum Dum Girls, leaning towards [[synthpop]]. The album was met with favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/x-communicate-mw0002920558|title=X-Communicate - Kristin Kontrol|author=Tim Sendra|publisher=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21891-x-communicate/|title=Kristin Kontrol: X-Communicate Album Review|author=Cameron Cook|publisher=pitchfork.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/album-review-kristin-kontrol-x-communicate/|title=Kristin Kontrol – X-Communicate|author=David Sackllah|publisher=consequenceofsound.net|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> On September 21, 2017, she released the digital single "Concrete Love".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/kristin-kontrol-concrete-love/|title=Kristin Kontrol – "Concrete Love"|date=2017-09-21|work=Spin|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref> Gundred is [[vegan]]. At the end of 2016, she began collaborating with the [[cruelty-free cosmetics]] company Reverie.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=1 September 2018|title=KRISTIN KONTROL X REVERIE|url=http://www.gmreverie.com/tribe/2016/11/23/kristin-lontrol-x-reverie|publicationdate=5 December 2016|website=Gmreverie.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617053721/http://www.gmreverie.com/tribe/2016/11/23/kristin-lontrol-x-reverie|archivedate=17 June 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she and bandmate/producer Andrew Miller scored the Tim Hunter-directed film <i>Looking Glass</i>, starring Nicolas Cage. In 2018, she scored the Bret Easton Ellis-penned film <i>Smiley Face Killers</i>. ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br/>Heat]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7394491/kristin-kontrol/chart?f=324|title=Kristin Kontrol - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)|publisher=www.billboard.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br/>Indie]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7394491/kristin-kontrol/chart?f=326|title=Kristin Kontrol - Chart history (Independent Albums)|publisher=www.billboard.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US<br/>Rock<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7394491/kristin-kontrol/chart?f=408|title=Kristin Kontrol - Chart history (Top Rock Albums)|publisher=www.billboard.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US<br/>Vinyl<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7394491/kristin-kontrol/chart?f=1177|title=Kristin Kontrol - Chart history (Vinyl Albums)|publisher=www.billboard.com|accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''X-Communicate'' | * Released: May 27, 2016 * Label: [[Sub Pop]] * Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Gramophone record|LP]], [[Compact Cassette|cassette]], [[Music download|digital download]] | 7 || 36 || 49 || 20 |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !Title !Year !Album |- |align="left"|"X-Communicate" |align="center" rowspan="3"|2016 |align="left" rowspan="3"|''X-Communicate'' |- |align="left"|"Show Me" |- |align="left"|"(Don't) Wannabe" |- |"Baby Are You In?" |2016 |non-album |- |"Concrete Love" |2017 |non-album |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.kristinkontrol.com// Official Page] {{Dum Dum Girls}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kontrol, Kristin}} [[Category:American rock musicians]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Women in electronic music]]'