The Philly band has achieved a balance between seething chaos and quietly devastating vulnerability. It’s one of the best punk rock records of the year.
Aptly named, Patience is the sound of a band who have spent a few years growing into themselves and it honors Mannequin Pussy's raw punk past while opening doors to new creative possibilities.
Much of Patience is visceral and fierce, but it is also skillfully melodic (think of Hole's Live Through This, or even Celebrity Skin), the result of a band that approaches pop constructs with abrasive guitar sounds.
While they still can do this with the best of them, Patience‘s most interesting moments are its most nuanced, setting a painful lyric against pop melody, altering between moods within songs, and simply embracing the melodic and harnessing it to whatever ends it desires.
A record with a tighter vision, but just as much frenetic energy as Mannequin Pussy's previous work, Patience imbues both its highs and lows with a constant sense of intense strain and desperation.
A really solid album. Mannequin Pussy continue to prove that they are more than a provocative name. Patience is a fiery 25 minutes; Marisa Dabice has the wonderful ability to play with the intensities of her voice on each track. I love the cohesion of the album, it really does feel like a tight punch in the eardrum that manages to shift emotions while keeping an aggressive edge.
Angeryyyy
Don’t have a crazy amount to say about this record, but I still really enjoyed it. I heard their other record Romantic recently and it made me wanna check this out, and it might be more consistent. Powerful instrumentals, vocals and production. Everything that makes this band stand out. Drunk II, Fear/+/Desire, High Horse, and In Love Again all are great songs. Consistent, fun and hard hitting record
Patience - 8
Drunk II - 8.5
Cream - 7.5
Fear/+/Desire - 8.5
Drunk I - ... read more
I'm sold on that fucking band name! Great job, guys!
Mannequin Pussy's new album is breezy and energetic, showing Marisa's extremely versatile vocal ability across 25 minutes of well-produced punk tracks. My biggest complaint would have to be that it has few ideas in terms of sound, but it still hooked me throughout.
Fav Tracks: Cream, High Horse, Drunk II, Fear/+/Desire, In Love Again
Least Fav Track: F.U.C.A.W.
Score:
7.7
Very Good
After a 3 year break, Mannequin Pussy has returned to grace us with yet another album, this time adding a nice bit of extra runtime onto the project while still somehow keeping it under 30 minutes in total length. This project shows the band moving into a lot tamer Indie Rock sound while still holding onto their Punk past with songs like Cream and Drunk I. I personally think this is another hit for Mannequin Pussy, but I don't see it topping Romantic as much as I believe they are pretty close ... read more
Patience may not have the full devastating power of it's predecessor, but the strong songwriting, anchored in euphoric progressions, effective buildups and angry riffs, are more than enouth to bring once again the palette of visceral emotions the band is so good at portraying.
1 | Patience 2:13 | 89 |
2 | Drunk II 4:29 | 98 |
3 | Cream 1:56 | 87 |
4 | Fear/+/Desire 3:36 | 86 |
5 | Drunk I 0:54 | 81 |
6 | High Horse 2:58 | 83 |
7 | Who You Are 2:32 | 82 |
8 | Clams 0:38 | 76 |
9 | F.U.C.A.W. 2:05 | 84 |
10 | In Love Again 4:19 | 89 |
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