Mannequin Pussy release I Got Heaven, their anticipated fourth full-length album, today on Epitaph Records. Filled with cathartic tunes about despairing times, I Got Heaven is a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive.
Over 10 ambitious tracks that 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. “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.”
The album, which was named one of the most anticipated of the year by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Nylon, Consequence, Paste, them and Stereogum, has also received praise from the New York Times, who praised its “sharp hooks and intimate moments of vulnerability.”
Mannequin Pussy is Colins “Bear” Regisford, Kaleen Reading, Maxine Steen and Marisa Dabice.
Praise for I Got Heaven:
“A striking collection of songs about desire, control and resilience.” -The New York Times
“A perfect mix of rage and longing… Mannequin Pussy crush all expectations on I Got Heaven”
-Rolling Stone
“Mannequin Pussy’s music is often grueling and gorgeous, swarming with punk snarl and shoegaze swoon. Marisa Dabice’s lyrics play with themes of the pious and the perverse, knowing that they’re often the same, in order to understand how we relate to each other in desperate times.” -NPR
“When the song’s abrasive verses yield to a sugary power-pop chorus, it’s akin to pressing your face against the air conditioner during a heat wave. That change-up from cathartic punk to dopamine-inducing power-pop is like Dabice reversing the compass from hell to salvation.” -Pitchfork, Best New Track
“I Got Heaven has the feel of an album that could take the band onto the next level.” -The FADER
“Mannequin Pussy can switch between polished punk epics and fiery thrashers on a moment’s notice.”
–Vulture, Best Songs of 2023
“Mannequin Pussy are firing on all cylinders here; the swirl of abrasive sweetness that has characterized this band from the start has rarely sounded better.” -Stereogum, Best Song of the Week
“More modern punk should be this genuinely provocative” -Brooklyn Vegan
“The Philly-based group’s fourth full-length expands on their sound in both directions, capturing some of their most explosive mad-dog punk and their most nuanced pop songwriting to date.” -FLOOD
“I Got Heaven is yet another feather in the cap of a band on a mission to uncover a better world and what path it takes to get there.” -Paste
“Chock full of classic punk spirit. It’s got all the power and vinegar you could ever want” -Guitar World
I Got Heaven
Track listing:
- I Got Heaven
- Loud Bark
- Nothing Like
- I Don’t Know You
- Sometimes
- OK? OK! OK? OK!
- Tell Me Softly
- Of Her
- Aching
- Split Me Open
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