-
8.3
61987
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Dee Dee Penny wears her heart on one sleeve and her influences on the other, and Too True is translucent with both
Read Review
-
8.3
62101
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Proves that Dum Dum Girls are as relevant today as they were six years ago because they know that evolution is the key to survival. This is their sound, the sound of today, and they wear it wel
Read Review
-
8.3
62134
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Channels the British early-alternative era—Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Cure, The Stone Roses, and Suede
Read Review
-
8.0
62486
8.0 |
All Music
If they keep making records this emotionally powerful, hook-filled, and easy to listen to as this, their future is very, very dark and promising
Read Review
-
8.0
62103
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Calls on Siouxsie, Robert Smith and the Cocteau Twins for inspiration
Read Review
-
8.0
62077
8.0 |
Uncut
A bold album, with Dee Dee backed by huge, swelling guitars. Print edition only
-
8.0
62083
8.0 |
Mojo
A perfect-pop balance of cliché and rawness. Print edition only
-
8.0
61986
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Here be superb examples of sublime subterranean pop music
Read Review
-
7.5
62149
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Dee Dee writes some great pop nuggets. And it’ll be interesting to see where she goes from here
Read Review
-
7.4
62093
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Dee Dee's greatest gifts are in sound; her voice, her understanding of how classic pop-rock feels
Read Review
-
7.0
62094
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Dee Dee's most diverse offering to date, not nearly as coarse as 2010's I Will Be, but not quite as hook-happy as follow-up Only in Dreams
Read Review
-
7.0
61994
7.0 |
NME
Penny succeeds in beginning a new chapter for her band
Read Review
-
7.0
62004
7.0 |
Clash
Interestingly, the album itself isn't “too true” – rather, it’s just true enough
Read Review
-
7.0
61988
7.0 |
PopMatters
If Dum Dum Girls don’t shift away too much from their signature sound, they still provide a solid, satisfying variety of intensity and tempo
Read Review
-
7.0
61989
7.0 |
Spin
Expertly arranged and fleet-footed
Read Review
-
7.0
62150
7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Although Too True is not Dum Dum Girls’ finest hour it remains a commendable shift from an artist on the verge of being swallowed up by memory
Read Review
-
7.0
62137
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sleek, tough, pouty indie pop streaked with black-eyeliner distortion and glossy melodies
Read Review
-
7.0
62181
7.0 |
Under The Radar
At its core, it's just unabashed pop songwriting with some influences firmly worn on the sleeve
Read Review
-
6.0
62173
6.0 |
Q
An engaging, easy on the senses combination of murk and shine. Print edition only
-
6.0
61990
6.0 |
The 405
A bit of a mixed bag
Read Review
-
6.0
61991
6.0 |
musicOMH
Another enjoyable album from a band quietly proving to be one of the more consistent groups around
Read Review
-
6.0
61993
6.0 |
State
This band have real potential, they should be up there with the likes of Warpaint as important female bands right now, but this dreamy shoegaze is falling short of the mark
Read Review
-
6.0
61984
6.0 |
The Skinny
It’s often too slick to stick
Read Review
-
6.0
61985
6.0 |
The Guardian
As squeamish as it is smouldering
Read Review
-
6.0
62099
6.0 |
DIY
A decent enough album and one which ends more strongly than it begins. But it isn't as good as 'Only In Dreams' and because of that, it can't help but feel a bit underwhelming
Read Review
-
5.5
61992
5.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Proves badly misguided in its decision to stray from the winning pop formula that they’d done well to establish so quickly
Read Review
-
5.0
62342
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Three albums and several EPs down, the fear that Dum Dum Girls will always be playing catch-up is starting to become all too real
Read Review
-
5.0
62706
5.0 |
Entertainment.ie
With Too True, Dum Dum Girls continue to raid Rock and Pop's past for inspiration but it is hard to escape the conclusion that each successive raid is yielding less and less returns
Read Review
-
4.0
62552
4.0 |
No Ripcord
The band needs to play to its strengths, rather than a production style
Read Review
-
2.0
62403
2.0 |
Fact
As authentically goth as Dale Winton
Read Review
-