Album Review: Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High EP (2011)

I've heard about Dum Dum Girls, a Indie Pop band from California, only a year ago. I must admit that I haven't had enough time to listen to some songs of that band that ambitiously declares itself as the result of "what would have happened if The Cure met The Bengals...". So I've found a few seconds to hear their last Release He Gets Me High (2011), an EP which contains only 4 songs.


It starts with Wrong feels right (Youtube, Lyrics), which sounds like of a female version of The Drums' song... but it's still comfort to my ear.
On He gets me high (Youtube, Lyrics), Dee Dee sings: "I hold my breath till you come back, The picture's black, the picture's black. I promised not to call you back But heaven knows I can't keep it", a basic Rock love song, which makes your legs wanna move...


As the leading singer, Dee Dee, mentioned before, it seems that the inspiration of Mazzy Star lays on the lovely song, Take care of my baby (Youtube), which sounds like a collaboration of Hope Sandoval and Patti Smith. I don't know if The Smiths have heard the girls cover version to There is a light that never goes out (Youtube, Lyrics), which sounds fantastic and leaves me with passion to hear more...


The song you should purchase the album for: "There is a light that never goes out" (The Smiths cover version)

The Judge Decision: I could have get much higher if it was a bit longer....

Ranking:  (7/10)

Merchant's Treasure: Natalie Merchant's Mixtape (Vol. 1)

How I First Heard About Natalie Merchant...


I remember in the mid 90's, A lovely song of 10,000 Maniacs reached my ears. The voice of the young singer, Natalie Merchant, fascinated me with her tender voice. This was the first time I heard the Because The Night, later I found out it was a well-known cover version of Patti Smith's song from 1978. In fact, I quite forgotten this song until I listened to her last monumental album Leave Your Sleep (2CD) which made ​​me go back and listen to most of her discography. While wandering among those rich albums, I decided to make several mixtapes which demonstrate to a certain extent the high quality of this singer.

From Childhood To Maturity - First Mixtape

This Mixtape begins with a cover version of Neil Young's song 'After The Gold Rush' from an  album with the same name. Other songs from Live in Concert (1999) which appears on this mixtape are 'Seven Years' and 'Gulf Of Araby' which I find more impressive on Live Shows. I also included 'In The Ghetto' which was preformed live  in one of her Chicago's shows. 

Her collaboration with The Chieftains in represented here by 'The Lawlands of Holland', An old Biritish folk song which appears on her Retrospective 1990-2005 (2005). I've also chosen to place 'She Devil' from her concept Album Ophelia (1998) together with three songs of her latest Leave Your Sleep (2CD) (2010): The beautiful 'Spring and Fall: To A Young Child', 'The Land Of Nod' and 'Crying, My Little One'. 

The mixtape is completed with 2 songs of Motherland (2001): 'Tell Yourself' and 'Motherland'. I tought it would be nice to add something from her 10,000 Maniacs era, So I've put 'These Are Days' inside.

Enjoy This mixtape....