{"id":2013150,"date":"2026-06-26T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2013150"},"modified":"2026-06-26T07:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:00:43","slug":"debbii-dawson-where-have-all-the-good-men-gone-ep-review-dazzling-pop-for-uncertain-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2013150","title":{"rendered":"Debbii Dawson \u2013 \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019 EP review: dazzling pop for uncertain times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Debbii-Dawson-Credit-Aaron-Sinclair.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-3332206\" class=\"post-3332206 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_71 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Debbii-Dawson-Credit-Aaron-Sinclair-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Debbii Dawson Where Have All The Good Men Gone? EP Review\" title=\"Debbii Dawson Credit Aaron Sinclair\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Debbii Dawson. Credit Aaron Sinclair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_72\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_73  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_75  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>Reviews<\/span><span>Album Reviews<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_77 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_77\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Debbii Dawson \u2013 \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019 EP review: dazzling pop for uncertain times<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_78 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>On her third project, the singer-songwriter looks beyond herself, pairing glittering retro-pop with sharp observations about capitalism, cults and life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_review_overall tdi_79 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<table class=\"td-review td-fix-index\">\n<tr class=\"td-review-footer rate_stars\">\n<td class=\"td-review-score\">\n<div class=\"td-review-overall\">\n<div class=\"td-review-final-score\">4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_80 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_80\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Puah Ziwei<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_81 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T08:00:43+01:00\">26th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_82\" class=\"tdc-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_83  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Over the course of 2025, Debbii Dawson released four brilliant singles \u2013 including \u2018Chemical Reaction\u2019, one of <em>NME<\/em>\u2019s best songs of that year \u2013 that charted the course for her future sound: glittery disco, \u201980s synths and a dash of country for good measure. That path has led the singer-songwriter to her third EP, \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019, an explosion of bright, dramatic pop production coupled with the dread of living in ever more unprecedented modern times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: On The Cover: Immerse yourself in Debbii Dawson\u2019s peculiar pop fantasy<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the past, Dawson used her sharp, witty writing to reflect inwardly, but the EP\u2019s title track shows how strong it can be when she wields her pen against the outside world. <i>\u201cIt\u2019s like those dreams where you try to scream\u2026 There\u2019s bills to pay and a genocide\u201d<\/i>, she sings with a tinge of despair in her voice as the buoyant, theatrical pop production builds, later declaring that <i>\u201ceverybody\u2019s missing their medullas\u201d<\/i>. Similarly, the pointed look at capitalism and consumerist culture on \u2018Money\u2019 is playfully wrapped in groovy disco-pop: <i>\u201cPut it on a payment plan, gotta-gotta pay that man \/ He never has enough \/ Tell me what you need that for, other people need that more\u201d<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not all gloom and doom, though. On the uplifting sing-along \u2018Lay It All Down\u2019, a welcome journey back to the folk-pop sound of Dawson\u2019s early career, she sings about how <i>\u201cgood times\u201d<\/i> are on the way, but just <i>\u201ca little late\u201d<\/i>. There\u2019s also the corny closer \u2018Mars\u2019, where true love conquers all: <i>\u201cI\u2019ll follow you if you go to Mars \/ Till the ends of earth and far across the universe\u201d<\/i>. As clich\u00e9d as it might be, Dawson\u2019s charm and conviction carry the song across the finish line \u2013 if only just barely.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Debbii Dawson - Kool Aid\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eaB4WmS8-Wg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Dawson is best, though, when she strikes a balance between her inner and outer worlds, like on project standout \u2018Kool Aid\u2019. Inspired by her own time spent in a cult, the singer slyly invites listeners to question their own strongly held beliefs as she once had to do on the shimmering synthpop track that\u2019s disguised as a love song: <i>\u201cI\u2019d do anything that you say \/ I would drink your Kool-Aid \/ Everything they\u2019re saying isn\u2019t true \/ No one understands you like I do.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Dawson told <em>NME<\/em> that \u201cuncomfortable shifts\u201d in the world and within herself were \u201cfeeding\u201d into her craft, and those shifts manifest beautifully on \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019. Once hyper-focused inwards, the new EP finds Dawson as a pop star who is openly inviting listeners into her peculiar musical world as she turns her gaze outwards, turning her own uncertainty and disillusionment into something wonderfully vibrant and deeply human.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3782516 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/debbii-dawson-whatgmg-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"debbii dawson where have all the good men gone review\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Record label:<\/strong> RCA Records<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> June 26, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Debbii 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That path has led the singer-songwriter to her third EP, \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019, an explosion of bright, dramatic pop production coupled with the dread of living in ever more unprecedented modern times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: On The Cover: Immerse yourself in Debbii Dawson\u2019s peculiar pop fantasy<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the past, Dawson used her sharp, witty writing to reflect inwardly, but the EP\u2019s title track shows how strong it can be when she wields her pen against the outside world. <i>\u201cIt\u2019s like those dreams where you try to scream\u2026 There\u2019s bills to pay and a genocide\u201d<\/i>, she sings with a tinge of despair in her voice as the buoyant, theatrical pop production builds, later declaring that <i>\u201ceverybody\u2019s missing their medullas\u201d<\/i>. Similarly, the pointed look at capitalism and consumerist culture on \u2018Money\u2019 is playfully wrapped in groovy disco-pop: <i>\u201cPut it on a payment plan, gotta-gotta pay that man \/ He never has enough \/ Tell me what you need that for, other people need that more\u201d<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not all gloom and doom, though. On the uplifting sing-along \u2018Lay It All Down\u2019, a welcome journey back to the folk-pop sound of Dawson\u2019s early career, she sings about how <i>\u201cgood times\u201d<\/i> are on the way, but just <i>\u201ca little late\u201d<\/i>. There\u2019s also the corny closer \u2018Mars\u2019, where true love conquers all: <i>\u201cI\u2019ll follow you if you go to Mars \/ Till the ends of earth and far across the universe\u201d<\/i>. As clich\u00e9d as it might be, Dawson\u2019s charm and conviction carry the song across the finish line \u2013 if only just barely.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Debbii Dawson - Kool Aid\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eaB4WmS8-Wg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Dawson is best, though, when she strikes a balance between her inner and outer worlds, like on project standout \u2018Kool Aid\u2019. Inspired by her own time spent in a cult, the singer slyly invites listeners to question their own strongly held beliefs as she once had to do on the shimmering synthpop track that\u2019s disguised as a love song: <i>\u201cI\u2019d do anything that you say \/ I would drink your Kool-Aid \/ Everything they\u2019re saying isn\u2019t true \/ No one understands you like I do.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Dawson told <em>NME<\/em> that \u201cuncomfortable shifts\u201d in the world and within herself were \u201cfeeding\u201d into her craft, and those shifts manifest beautifully on \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019. Once hyper-focused inwards, the new EP finds Dawson as a pop star who is openly inviting listeners into her peculiar musical world as she turns her gaze outwards, turning her own uncertainty and disillusionment into something wonderfully vibrant and deeply human.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3782516 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/debbii-dawson-whatgmg-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"debbii dawson where have all the good men gone review\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Record label:<\/strong> RCA Records<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> June 26, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/debbii-dawson-where-have-all-the-good-men-gone-ep-review-3953067&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Debbii-Dawson-Credit-Aaron-Sinclair.jpg&#8221;] Debbii Dawson. Credit Aaron Sinclair ReviewsAlbum Reviews Debbii Dawson \u2013 \u2018Where Have All The Good Men Gone?\u2019 EP review: dazzling pop for uncertain times On her third project, the singer-songwriter looks beyond herself, pairing glittering retro-pop with sharp observations about capitalism, cults and life 4 By Puah Ziwei 26th June 2026 Over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2013150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2013150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2013150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2013150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2013150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}