{"id":6765,"date":"2019-07-20T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2019-07-20T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T08:32:16","slug":"the-dollyrots-daydream-explosion-wicked-cool-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6765","title":{"rendered":"The Dollyrots \u2013 \u2018Daydream Explosion\u2019 (Wicked Cool Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Is life getting you down? Are you sick to death of politics, with the tangerine presidents and bumbling buffoons bullshitting their way to power. Are you exasperated by the fact that Miley Cyrus was the most rock \u2018n\u2019 roll thing at Glastonbury, or maybe you\u2019re just disappointed that the dragon show didn\u2019t end the way you wanted it to?<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason, whatever the dilemma, you probably just need a dose of power pop to lift your spirits, and LA \u2018s finest exponents The Dollyrots are just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n

Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas have been delivering high energy, bubblegum punk pop, choc-a-bloc with buzzsaw guitars and catchy choruses, for nigh on 20 years now. After a stint on Joan Jett\u2019s Blackheart Records roster, the duo has continued to release their material independently, funding through the likes of Kickstarter and the now defunct PledgeMusic platform. \u2018Daydream Explosion\u2019 is their 7th<\/sup> long player, recorded and released with the help of Little Steven\u2019s ever cool Wicked Cool Records label.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s something instantly satisfying about a Dollyrots record. Whether it\u2019s the way their sound takes you back to a time when things were a lot simpler or the fact that every song sounds like it could soundtrack any turn of the century teen movie, from \u201810 Things I Hate About You\u2019 to the highly entertaining Josie & The Pussycats movie. (Yeah, I\u2019ll admit to liking both of those movies).<\/p>\n

From high energy opener \u2018Animal\u2019 to the closing ode to their daughter \u2018Daisy\u2019s Song\u2019, the husband and wife team (and whoever plays drums this time) deliver sickly sweet pop ditties with guitars slung low, turned up to 11 and always with a smile on their face.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everything\u2019 is a high energy burst of noise that could\u2019ve fitted in nicely on Ginger Wildheart\u2019s ill-fated Hey! Hello! project. It will urge you to shout \u201cawesome\u201d and suck a lollipop ( I\u2019m on the way to the shop to grab a pack of Chupa Chups as you read this!). A great build up and a fantastic chorus makes this song a perfect single, job done. Elsewhere, shouty cheerleader anthem \u2018In Your Face\u2019 is part Transvision Vamp and part Tony Basil, and I\u2019ll take that sound any day of the week. And \u2018Naked\u2019 with its helium-induced chorus and cleverly placed handclaps is as kitsch as you can get. Aly & AJ\u2019s \u2018Potential Breakup Song\u2019, anyone? A guilty pleasure indeed.<\/p>\n

Mixing up the sounds of The Runaways and Ramones with Green Day and kids Saturday morning TV, The Dollyrots have the knack of making you forget about your daily woes and escape to a world where you party hard to punk-pop anthems all day, while scoffing pick-a-mix and chugging on cherry coke.<\/p>\n

Ever present we have Kelly\u2019s helium-induced vocals, Luis\u2019s fuzzy riffs, a handful of melodic hooks and killer bubblegum choruses to die for. Highlights for me are \u2018Flippy In My Red Dress\u2019, a song that takes things down, coming on like The Creepshow and veering into rockabilly territory. And \u2018I Know How To Party\u2019, an instant earworm I just can\u2019t shake. A proper party anthem if ever there was one. I dare you to press play and not have an overwhelming desire to strip to your pants and dance like no one is watching. Or maybe that\u2019s just me!<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get one thing straight. \u2018Daydream Explosion\u2019 is not going to change your life, but the Dollyrots are not claiming it will. What they do promise is escapism from this crazy world we live in with their euphoric, catchy tunes. Maybe you can lose yourself for 40 minutes and return time and time again when you need a pick me up. And in that respect, Kelly and Luis have succeeded in spades.<\/p>\n

Yeah, a Dollyrots album is the best legal high you could spend your hard earned on right now. And as ever, it comes on rather lush marbled vinyl that looks good enough to eat, what\u2019s not to like here?<\/p>\n

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Author: Ben Hughes<\/p>\n