Dum Dum Girls frontwoman Kristin Welchez, aka Dee Dee, is gearing up to put out her full-length solo debut, X-Communicate. Due out on May 27th through Sub Pop, it will be released under her new moniker Kristin Kontrol.
The 10-track effort was produced by Kurt Feldman (The Depreciation Guild, Ice Choir) and Andrew Miller, alongside frequent Dum Dum Girls producer Richard Gottehrer. That’s the artwork above.
In a press release, Welchez explained her vision for Kristin Kontrol as compared to Dum Dum Girls:
“For me as leader of Dum Dum Girls it felt very stoic and serious, and I am serious, but anyone who really knows me knows I’m silly, too; I smile a lot. As the years went on, it was so weird that I kept so much of me out of what I was doing creatively. The first music I really identified as my own was very poppy, classic 80s, from Debbie Gibson and Tiffany to Janet Jackson and Madonna. I didn’t want to make a record with typical rock vocals.”
As a preview of the forthcoming LP, Welchez has shared the title track below.
X-Communicate Tracklist:
01. Show Me
02. White Street
03. (Don’t) Wannabe
04. X-Communicate
05. Skin Shed
06. Drive the Night
07. What is Love
08. Face 2 Face
09. Going Thru the Motions
10. Smoke Rings
