…it shines for you, MANNEQUIN PUSSY Perfect
Mannequin Pussy Perfect is available on Epitaph, Tidal, Bandcamp
by Walter Price
I’m a lil bit late to the party when it comes to the acclaimed EP, ‘Perfect’, from Philadelphia rocknrollers Mannequin Pussy. But I’m here now to champion the 5 nonlinear yet cohesive tracks that may just redefine what punk is and can be going forward.
Control
Perfect
To Lose You.
Pigs Is Pigs
Darling
For the cranium crackin’ punk purest, you’ll find your happy spot in “Pigs Is Pigs” and “Perfect”. But for sonically open-minded, it’s the remaining three tracks that blend lush, lofi bedroom pop and post-punk vibes and stunningly picturesque lyrics that’ll bring all the hell yeahs. There’s some kind of unexplainable coolness and instinctive know-how when it comes to assembling this kind of indelible sonic puzzle. Mannequin Pussy and producer Will Yip pulled it off brilliantly. And how!
According to Epitaph Records, this album’s backstory goes something like this, “At the start of 2020, everything was looking up for Mannequin Pussy. The band had released their third album, Patience, and was touring steadily behind it. After nearly a decade of playing, the band finally had gotten the chance to turn music into a full-time occupation. And then, COVID-19 reached the United States, rescinding life as many people knew it. For a while, it seemed like maybe the lull would be temporary, a brief pause before things could resume as they were. And then the numbers ballooned, and the months stretched on, and memories of rooms packed with strangers started to feel alien, dangerous even in imagination. Mannequin Pussy’s new Perfect EP bursts forth from those sprawling months of social isolation and internet-fueled anxiety.”
While mixing and matching genres in crafting records isn’t anything new, being able to have results so emotional and palpable is very rare. Mannequin Pussy are burgeoning rock n roll stars who truly want you to go deep as much as they want you to jump up and down. And this is just some of the magic of ‘Perfect’.
You can stream the EP in full, here at the GTC.
MANNEQUIN PUSSY Perfect
Band photo and album credits via Bandcamp // Quote courtesy of Epitaph Record + Bandcamp
produced & engineered by will yip
control, perfect, to lose you and pigs is pigs was performed by:
marisa “missy” dabice – rhythm & lead guitars & vocal, synths
colins “bear” regisford – bass & vocals
kaleen reading – drums & percussion
thanasi paul – rhythm & lead guitar, piano
desiree dabice sings harmonies on control, to lose you, and darling
darling is performed by:
marisa – guitars, vocals and synths
will yip – drum production
additional production/sounds by grave goods
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“Perfect was recorded in sessions from August 2020 to February 2021. it marks the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. thank you to everyone who listens.” – Bandcamp