Mannequin Pussy – Romantic
Released October 28th, 2016
Mannequin Pussy’s 11-song, 17-minute sophomore album, Romantic, really packs a punch. Originally a pair of childhood friends – frontwoman Marisa Dabice and guitarist Thanasi Paul, the band evolved into a grungy trio for 2014’s Gypsy Pervert LP, and now with Romantic have enlisted drummer Kaleen Reading and bassist Colins Regisford who have been playing with them live for some time now. The Philadelphia based quartet flirts with punk, hardcore, and hints of pop sensibilities. At its core Romantic is an album about love, but love with all the trappings: emotional turmoil, breakup calls, bittersweet entrail-twisting, tear-soaked, puke-stained, expressions of love and hate.
4.5 of 5 stars
