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Mannequin Pussy

BY JORDAN MAINZER

One of the best albums of the year or one of the best albums of 21 years ago?

Mannequin Pussy, Lincoln Hall

On Patience Mannequin Pussy’s hugest-sounding and best album yet, lead singer Marisa Dabice makes it obvious what she’s singing about, which works to the band’s advantage. Yet, the songs themselves and the feelings they describe, let alone exude, are complex. Produced by emo heavyweight Will Yip, the album features swirling, fuzzed out, guitars on top of meaty drum beats, and layered ascending vocals alternating with desperate, raw screams, a perfect concoction of sounds to mirror Dabice’s emotional turmoil. 

At times, Patience is not an easy listen--Dabice details an abusive relationship on multiple tracks--but the songs are just as much about her self-reflection and ability to rise above. On the very first song, she declares that she’s got patience in her blood but that it’s running out; on “Fear/+/Desire”, she painfully admits, “When you hit me, it does not feel like a kiss,” interpolating and reclaiming The Crystals’ “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)” for herself and others (including the song’s subject). “High Horse” begins with atmospheric guitar scrapes guiding her singing about the same type of relationship. “If the words I’ve written have fallen apart / It’s insecurity, it’s violence starting to get to my heart,” she warns. As louder guitars enter, she screams, “Your world’s on fire, as I watch up from my high horse / Your world’s on fire, and I walk away.” For a term like “high horse,” often unfairly used to label a woman as stuck up, Dabice, if not reclaiming it, will accept it over the relationship she’s in. She knows herself better than anyone else. “Everyone says to me / Missy, you’re so strong / But what if I don’t wanna be?” she proposes on instant classic breakup anthem “Drunk II”.

Throughout Patience, the band acts as a support system, pulling back when it’s Dabice’s time to tell a story, charging ahead with her on confrontational dirges and positive jams. First and foremost, the chemistry between everyone is simply impressive. Take the way Dabice chants and screams in conjunction with the buoyant guitars on “Cream”, or alternates in conversation with bassist Colins "Bear” Regisford on “Clams”. On penultimate track “F.U.C.A.W.”, over sludgy bass and piercing guitar tones, she takes no prisoners: “What did you say to me, boy? / Come on and spit it in my face.” But it’s the two positive tracks--one about self-love, one about loving someone else--that stand out, remarkable in the context of the trauma presented on the album. “I did not choose my life and I won’t choose my death,” Dabice wisely sings on “Who You Are”, talking to a younger version of herself over power pop chords and country rhythm riffs. “Who taught you to hate the way you are? / If I were you, there’s not a thing I would restart.” And on closer “In Love Again”, she reassures others that “it keeps gettin’ better.” Kaleen Reading’s impressively complex drum-and-bongo rhythms drive the album to its conclusion, completing the rare album that feels both ultimately uplifting and honest.

Album score: 8.9/10

Patience by MANNEQUIN PUSSY

Sacramento rockers Destroy Boys and Hamilton, Ontario dream pop project Ellis open.

Massive Attack, Chicago Theatre

You must have heard the drill: On their Mezzaninexx1 tour, Massive Attack are celebrating their landmark 1998 album Mezzanine by touring it with none other than Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser (who contributed vocals to its best known songs). The show was already postponed once, so I’m sure fans are clamoring for this. 

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Here with Julien (drums & percussion) and Winston (bass) from #MassiveAttack. Wonderful fellas and the band was AMAZING!!! Massive Attack Thursday, 5 September 2019 Los Angeles #MezzanineXX1 (at The Hollywood Palladium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ErEonJip7ZCHUxKK2tPwA3TdsI9BvNempHio0/?igshid=ew2e96cu10lh

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Tonight with @massiveattackofficial for Mezzanine anniversary tour. #massiveattack #horaceandy #mezzaninexx1 (à Palais 12 / Paleis 12) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUU7KHlYlx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gflj0m4pd7sd

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Die Trip-Hopper von Massive Attack kommen im Februar auch nach Deutschland und wollen ihr Kult-Album MEZZANINE vollständig live spielen.Am 20. April 1998 veröffentlichten Massive Attack ihr Album MEZZANINE. 20 Jahre später gehen die TripHopper aus Bristol erneut damit auf Tour. Auch zwei Deutschlandtermine gibt es, Tickets findet man unter tickets.de zum Preis von 42 Euro. Hier die zwei Deutschlandtermine der Massive-Attack-Tour 2019: 04.02.2019 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 05.02.2019 München, Zenith In der Ankündigung zur Tour heißt es,...

https://www.musikexpress.de/musikexpress-praesentiert-massive-attack-auf-mezzaninexx1-tour-2019-1146597/

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Massive Attack apresentam MezzanineXX1 em Fevereiro, no Campo Pequeno

O espetáculo irá reinterpretar “Mezzanine” vinte e um ano depois do seu lançamento, usando áudio reconstruído de samples e influências originais do álbum.

Os ingleses Massive Attack celebram vinte e um anos desde o lançamento do álbum Mezzanine, com uma digressão mundial que passa por Lisboa dia 18 de Fevereiro, no Campo Pequeno. Os bilhetes serão colocados à venda, dia 2 de Novembro, às 10h00, nos pontos de venda oficiais.

O dueto de trip hop britânico composto por Robert Del Naja e Grantley Marshall, apresentam MezzanineXX1, um novo espectáculo…

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Happy Anniversary "Mezzanine" #massiveattack #mezzaninexx1 #massiveattacklive #palais12 #brussels (à Palais 12 / Paleis 12) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUS4ycl26u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gew3ja51yber

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Die Trip-Hopper von Massive Attack kommen im Februar auch nach Deutschland, und wollen ihr Kult-Album MEZZANINE angeblich vollständig live spielen.Am 20. April 1998 veröffentlichten Massive Attack ihr Album MEZZANINE. 20 Jahre später gehen die TripHopper aus Bristol jetzt erneut damit auf Tour. Auch zwei Deutschlandtermine gibt es, Tickets findet man unter tickets.de zum Preis von 42 Euro. Hier die zwei Deutschlandtermine der Massive-Attack-Tour 2019: 04.02.2019 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 05.02.2019 München, Zenith In der Ankündigung zur Tour heißt...

https://www.musikexpress.de/musikexpress-praesentiert-massive-attack-auf-mezzaninexx1-tour-2019-1146597/