Mannequin Pussy is impossible to ignore. Sure, the name catches your attention immediately, but the music holds you hostage. The Philadelphia rock band combines power pop with punk to create unapologetic, in-your-face anthems. On paper, the combination shouldn’t work, but Mannequin Pussy’s latest album I Got Heaven proves time and time again that it does, weaving in and out from lush harmonies and hazy guitars to abrasive yelling and shredding.
The band’s non-traditional approach to music is equally matched by their self-assured, defiant lyrics. Frontwoman Marisa Dabice has a unique ability to lure listeners in with innocence only to slap away any assumptions they made along the way. Societal norms be damned, Mannequin Pussy’s authenticity is here to stay.
Watch them perform “Loud Bark,” “Ok? Ok! Ok? Ok!” and the title track off I Got Heaven live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral.
Hear the band discuss censorship, the making of I Got Heaven and more while On The Record with WNXP.