“Mannequin Pussy’s music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. Across four albums, the Philadelphia rock band that consists of Colins “Bear” Regisford (bass, vocals), Kaleen Reading (drums, percussion), Maxine Steen (guitar, synths) and Marisa Dabice (guitar, vocals) has made cathartic tunes about despairing times. “There’s just so much constantly going on that feels intentionally evil that trying to make something beautiful feels like a radical act,” says Dabice. “The ethos of this band has always been to bring people together.”
Their latest “I Got Heaven” is the band’s most fully realized LP yet. Over 10 ambitious tracks which abruptly turn from searing punk to inviting pop, the album is deeply concerned with desire, the power in being alone, and how to live in an unfeeling and unkind world. It’s a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive.”
“I Got Heaven” has the best and most wholeheartedly pop songs the band has ever written, along with some of their most ferocious hardcore songs, and the in-between moments like the title track and “Loud Bark” are among their most gripping songs to date. Whatever you were looking for this year across the wide spectrum of guitar-based alternative rock music that this album covers, Mannequin Pussy did it best.
‘I Got Heaven’ by the brilliantly named Mannequin Pussy is just about the most urgent rock song you could ever hope for. One of those tracks that writing it must have felt like going from an unhinged bad mood to the most joyous shoegaze dreamland. There are few better ways to spend the next 3 minutes.
Vocals, Lyrics & Melody by Marisa Dabice Guitar & Synths by Maxine Steen Bass by Colins Regisford Drums by Kaleen Reading Background Harmonies by Macie Stewart
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