That's totally not the case here, because Dee Dee has a strong, clear voice with a dreamy, distracted quality that lets her lightly trip through the melodies, but also a soulful strength that comes out on the heartbroken and intimate ballad “Take Care of My Baby.” If the tradeoff for the songs sounding a little slicker and less noisy and immediate is being able to hear Dee Dee sing, it’s a good one. Too many times singers who used to be buried show you why they were submerged when you can hear them clearly. The biggest change may be Dee Dee’s vocals, which are placed very high up in the mix. There is little trace of the fuzzy, almost defiantly crummy sound of the album instead there are real drums, a variety of guitar tones, pianos, and a sound that jumps out of the speakers with energy on the uptempo songs and lends melancholy drama to the ballad. Recorded with help from I Will Be’s producer Richard Gottehrer and Raveonettes member Sune Rose Wagner, the four songs show that Dee Dee is ready to step out of the bedroom and into the real-world spotlight. The He Gets Me High EP is the result of this solo trip. Before heading into the studio with her band to record the second Dum Dum Girls album, frontwoman Dee Dee decided to record a few songs on her own.