#AOTW: Mannequin Pussy

Boy howdy it’s good to be back this week. I say that for one big reason really. Punk. It’s been a while since we featured a band on here that liked to play it fast, loose, and loud. Sometimes you really crave some music that jumps out and kicks you in the dick. This week we feature a band that does exactly that. They’re currently out there banging with the rest of them in NYC and they are doing so with one of the best band names I’ve heard in a while. This week’s ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Mannequin Pussy.

KNOW THE BAND;

Marisita Dabeast: Guitar/ Vocals

Drew Adler: Drums

Anthanasios Paul: Guitar

I first heard about Mannequin Pussy when I went to Sent New York. It’s one of those stores that specialize in printing things and sending your mail out for you. I don’t even know what to call it. Yelp calls it a “shipping center” but I think that’s a bit grandiose for a place that sells highlighters and overcharges you for stamps. Anyways, I was waiting in line and there was a local magazine sitting on the counter. On the cover were the words Mannequin Pussy. Being a grown man, if I see the word “pussy” anywhere, I’ve been trained since my teen years to investigate further. In this case I opened up the mag and found an interview with what was in fact a band named Mannequin Pussy. Not a series Sears mannequin crotch shots.

You guys know I’m a sucker for a whack-a-doo band name. Hell on this blog alone we’ve talked about bands like Cheeseburger, Diarrhea Planet, Shannon & The Clams, and Butt Fucker and The Truckers. Ok that last one was fake but let’s face it, you’d totally go see BF&TTs. Upon returning from the “shipping center” I hopped on the old lap top, waited 20 minutes for it to boot up because as I said it’s “the old laptop,” and then I did some digging. The first thing I found was the delightful punk jam Clue Juice. When I first listened to this song I felt like I was 16 again. An age where all I wanted to do what jump around a break myself or some one else. Here’s the video for Clue Juice.

I was instantly hooked. It was dirty, raw; thrash punk, with some killer female vocals. The song is their first track of their album Gypsy Pervert which will be re-released on vinyl this summer by Tiny Engine Records. I’ve been having trouble finding a digital copy of the record as of late so while I wait for the re-release I’ve been jamming to their live set @ Shea Stadium in Brooklyn. It rips. While I love when Mannequin Pussy hits hard and fast on songs like Clue Juice and My Baby (Axe Nice)

I really love it when they slow things down and show that they are a bit more than a series of sonic blasts. You hear the slow down most on Meatslave 2. I imagine it’s a nice break during their live set. The constant frenetic expulsion of energy and then finally this small break in the chaos where you don’t have people slamming into you for 3 minutes.

Check out Mannequin Pussy. Keep and eye out for that vinyl re-release and tickets for their upcoming tour. If they make a stop in you neck of the woods they are definitely worth a look.

Big Hugs,

Kelly