Kristin Kontrol

Kristin Kontrol
Birth nameKristin Gundred
OriginUnited States
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2006-present
LabelsSub Pop
Websitekristingundred.com

Kristin Gundred, known professionally as Kristin Kontrol, is an American musician, singer and songwriter.[1] She is best known as founder and lead singer of indie rock band Dum Dum Girls (using the pseudonym Dee Dee), with whom she released five studio albums between 2010 and 2014.[2] Previously, she was a member of Grand Ole Party from 2005 to 2009.

She began working on new material in 2015 and announced Kristin Kontrol as her new solo project on January 28, 2016.[3] Her debut album, X-Communicate, was released on May 27, 2016, on Sub Pop Records.[4] It was a departure from the sound she had explored with Dum Dum Girls, leaning towards synthpop. The album was met with favorable reviews.[5][6][7]

On September 21, 2017, she released the digital single "Concrete Love".[8]

Gundred is vegan and has collaborated with the cruelty-free cosmetics company Reverie.[9]

In 2017, she and bandmate/producer Andrew Miller scored the Tim Hunter-directed film Looking Glass, starring Nicolas Cage. In 2018, she scored the Bret Easton Ellis-penned film Smiley Face Killers.

Under the Dee Dee moniker, she formed a band called OCDPP with Cassie Ramone from Vivian Girls and OJ from Xray Eyeballs. Their first performance was in 2015, and they released an EP called 7" Long Player in 2020.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Kristin Kontrol". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. ^ "THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Dum Dum Girls". Self-titledmag.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  3. ^ "Dee Dee of Dum Dum Girls Announces Solo Project as Kristin Kontrol". Pitchfork.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  4. ^ "Interview with Kristin Kontrol of Dum Dum Girls - indieberlin". Indieberlin.de. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ^ Tim Sendra. "X-Communicate - Kristin Kontrol". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Cameron Cook. "Kristin Kontrol: X-Communicate Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  7. ^ David Sackllah (26 May 2016). "Kristin Kontrol – X-Communicate". consequence.net. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kristin Kontrol – "Concrete Love"". Spin. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  9. ^ "KRISTIN KONTROL X REVERIE". Gmreverie.com. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. ^ "OCDPP = Cassie Ramone, Dee Dee of Dum Dum Girls & OJ of Xray Eyeballs: live debut on Thur + date w/ Chain & the Gang". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "OCDPP 7-inch LP (2020)". Punk News. 7 January 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.