Kristin Welchez, aka Dee Dee from the Dum Dum Girls, has ventured off onto her own side project called Kristin Kontrol. It’s quite the departure from her indie rock band the Dum Dum Girls. Welchez has been quoted for saying that she’s like a Kate Bush meets Mariah Carey. Her influences for this project included Madonna, TLC, Janet Jackson, to Debbie Gibson. 80s glam and 90s pop is what direction her debut is shaping up to be. The lead single “X-Communicate” is a synth 80s retro dream as she sings “should we x-communicate our love?/or should we wait?” Welchez says that she wanted to start over again and that’s exactly what she had to do with this project. Her debut LP is out on Sub Pop Records on May 27. Check out the single and tour dates below.
Tour dates
June 15 – Kingston, NY – BSP Kingston
June 16 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
June 17 – Boston, MA – Middle East (upstairs)
June 18 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met
June 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
