The Dum Dum Girls
with Dick Diver and Super Wild Horses
» Grouplove - January 4, 2012
» The Dum Dum Girls - January 3, 2012
The Corner hotel suffered the sweltering hot temperatures of Melbourne’s summer heat wave, as The Dum Dum Girls played a Pyramid Rock sideshow on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
Guests Dick Diver kicked off the night as they warmed the crowd up with their garage indie-pop and mellow tunes from their EP, ‘New Start Again.’
Melbourne-based, female duo Super Wild Horses gave a brilliant raw and edgy performance that had the audience tapping along the to beat from the first bang. They showcased their catchy girly-punk sound, swapping instruments as they alternated between heavy drums and electric guitars, while harmoniously belting out their short and loud tunes. ‘Mess Around’ was the standout track of the set that was stuck in you head long after it ended ever so abruptly.
Both supporting acts introduced the Dum Dum Girls perfectly with very similarly matched musical styles.
Bangs, dark red lipstick, with their signature black leather and lace lined stockings on legs that went for miles, the Dum Dum Girls exploded onto the stage. Their heavy electric guitars, booming bass and drums, complete with dreamy harmonious lyrics kicked off the first song, “He Gets Me High”.
The and unique four-piece girl group, immediately captivated the audience with their nostalgic, lo-fi 50’s and 60’s influenced girl rock with a modern twist.
Reminiscent of music from the Beach Boys, Iggy Pop and the Ramones, the girls played a collection of their super catchy sing-along songs including “Bhang Bhang, I’m a burnout” and “Always looking” with choruses drenched in girl-group harmonies and loud retro-rock n’ roll sound. Many girls in the front row couldn’t help but break out their high energy ‘go go’ dancing and hip swaying.
The Dum Dum Girls played numerous tracks from their second, recent album release ‘Only In Dreams’, including “Wasted Away”, “In My Head”, “Heartbeat” and the first single “Bedroom Eyes”, which showcased a poppier and more polished sound. While “Teardrops on my pillow” and “Shut your eyes” served as 60’s high school slow dance numbers that conveyed a lot of personal emotion and angst.
The last two songs of the short and disconnected set were covers, the first “There is a light" originally recorded by The Smiths, which appears on their previously released EP ‘He Gets Me High’. Then attempting an encore after walking off stage for less than 30 seconds returned to play “Don’t talk to me” by G.G Allin.
Overall the Dum Dum Girls gave a playful and fun performance, however slightly lacked connecting with the audience and in my opinion left out some of their best songs including my favorite “Just a Creep” which left me and other fans unfulfilled and feeling a bit disappointed.
