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Dum Dum Girls main gal Dee Dee nails the rock-goddess coolness of Chrissie Hynde and the hippie-girl dreaminess of Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval on her quartet's sophomore album. Where their 2010 debut, I Will Be, was rooted more in Shangri-La shoegazer squall, Only in Dreams is darker in theme yet lighter and sharper in sound. Rhythms snap, hands clap and guitars shudder with surf-rock playfulness. There's sexy schoolgirl coyness ("Bedroom Eyes"), poignant Pretenders rock ("Hold Your Hand"), irresistible indie pop ("Just a Creep") and the silkiest dream pop since "Fade Into You" ("Coming Down").

Rhapsody Speakeasy: Dum Dum Girls

by Rhapsody TV

Live from New York City's CMJ Music Festival, here's our exclusive chat with Dee Dee from fantastic fuzz-punk band Dum Dum Girls, whose new Only in Dreams is one of the best records of 2011. Here, she talks about her love of Patti Smith, the pleasures and perils of being married to a fellow musician ( Crocodiles' Brandon Welchez), that time she dreamt a new video for The Breeders' " Cannonball," and more. Enjoy.