Dum Dum Girls have spoken to ClashMusic about the process behind their new album ‘Only In Dreams’.
As a songwriter, tough times are made even tougher by the prospect of writing about those experiences. Enduring a difficult spell in her personal life, Dum Dum Girls singer Dee Dee was faced with the prospect of channelling those emotions into a new album.
‘Only In Dreams’ is out now, with Dum Dum Girls matching some deeply personal lyrics with some of their most confident music to date.
Speaking to ClashMusic, Dee Dee mused on the topic of revealing too much about her recent trauma. “Really, I didn’t have a choice when I was writing the songs – it was obviously very necessary for me to get it out somehow but you know I think that people are responsive to things being somewhat intimate like that” she said.
“I know that growing up I always attached myself very strongly to songs that were very personal. Those were always the songs that I felt resonated deeply within me. I guess I hope that it’s an enjoyable record, it’s a pop record but I hope that some of the sentiment resonates a bit deeper with people.”
Losing her mother, the construction of ‘Only In Dreams’ became an integral part of the grieving process. “I’m historically really bad at dealing with things and I don’t even know what would have happened had I not had that cathartic therapy, or whatever you want to call it,” she explained.
“For a while there I regarded the album as a partial seven steps of grieving. Whatever that sort of clichéd step-by-step thing is. A lot of my processing of what happened, happened in the songs and I kind of left it off there, so only now I’m starting to really sort of have it sink in.”
Read the entire interview HERE.
Dum Dum Girls are set to take ‘Only In Dreams’ to the UK in November. Opening with a Manchester show on November 13th, the dates continue with shows in Newcastle, Leeds and more.
Finishing with a show in London’s ULU tickets for all upcoming dates are on sale now.
Dum Dum Girls are set to play the following shows:
November
13 Manchester FAC 251
14 Newcastle Cluny
15 Leeds Brudenell
16 Wrexham Central
17 London ULU
