In 2010, the goep Mannequin Pussy emerged in Philadelphia from the friendship between singer/guitarist Marisa Dabice and initial drummer and later guitarist Athanasios Paul. With their beyond punk rock, the group did well on the alternative circuit, but in 2021 Paul stepped down and then things remained quiet for a while. I Got Heaven marks the return of Mannequin Pussy, which is now three-quarters
… female. A return with a bang, it seems at first with the ferocious title track the album opens with. Dabice screams his lungs out here. But then the band slows down and even sounds dreamy, only to pick up steam again and again with thick fuzz guitars. You won't get bored with the dynamic I Got Heaven, but at the same time this exemplary hard-soft indie is also a bit school-like. (MR)more
