Mannequin Pussy's fourth LP seeks utopia with a collection of trenchant, pliable punk rock. Read Paste's full review of 'I Got Heaven.'
, seek out nirvana next. At least that seems to be the mission of Mannequin Pussy’s new release,—a collection of trenchant punk that’s fixated on the ultimate utopia: freedom. On the fourth studio album from the Philadelphia four-piece, purrs deepen into growls at the mention of leashes and collars, while control often manifests through visceral imagery: hearts splitting open, minds ablaze and carved bodies served on a silver platter.
“We’re supposed to be living in the freest era ever, so what it means to be a young person in this society is the freedom to challenge these systems that have been put onto us,” vocalist and instrumentalist Marisa Dabice said, reflecting on the core themes of the record. “It makes sense to ask, what ultimately am I living for? What is it that makes me want to live?”
The yearning for reform builds in tangent with a list of lyrical queries, like “Oh, what’s wrong with dreaming of burning this all down?” from “Nothing Like,” and the most blasphemous question of 2024 to date, courtesy of the album’s opener.
The back half of the record proves to be a bulldozer of sound, fueled by a high-octane clash between rage and yearning. Here lie the record’s most unrelenting moments, which pummel listeners through lyrical repetition: Dabice’s mounting howls of “I got to / I got to / I GOT to / I GOT TO BE FREE” on “Aching,” and the rapid-fire refrain of “OK? OK! OK? OK!,” a grinding duet that lends the mic to bassist Colins “Bear” Regisford.
Only minutes removed from the more pillowy melodies of “I Don’t Know You” and the title track, the forceful finale of—“Split Me Open”—asserts that tenderness and earth-shattering thrash can not only coexist, but complement each other. Mannequin Pussy’s map of utopia may span uneven terrain, but the band dominates every inch of it, forging cohesive paths between harsh and heavenly melodies.
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