Philadelphia heroes Mannequin Pussy are homing in on the release of their new album I Got Heaven on March 1. With less than a month to wait, they’ve shared another new single “Nothing Like”, along with a crazy AI video. Vocalist Marissa Dabice says of the song:
“‘Nothing Like’ is pure fantasy. Originally inspired by a stoned out night 6 years ago spent watching an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which Buffy is forced to kill her lover, Angel, before he destroys the world. The song existed in fragments until it finally met its final form last year. Young love is so often all consuming, dangerous, and heightened to mythological proportions – ‘Nothing Like’ sought to mix the balance of both the light feelings of new love and the absolute depths that obsession can bring you to.”
“Nothing Like” once again sees Mannequin Pussy veering towards dreampop (as they did on previous single “I Don’t Know You”), with shuffling drums encouraging on a bleary guitar romp. It makes for the perfect setting for Dabice’s spaced-out and loved-up lyricism; “Nothing like the taste of you / I whisper into it / Words I won’t admit” she softly coos. The song takes on a teenage hue as she flips back and forth between contented dreams and tortured regret, the band splashing then charging in conjunction – all in the build up to a flaming, angst-filled finale.
Watch the video for “Nothing Like” below, or find it on streamers.
Mannequin Pussy’s new album I Got Heaven arrives on March 1 through Epitaph (pre-order/save). You can find the band on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
They’ve also announced these UK/EU tour dates:
30 May – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
01 June – Linz, AU – SBAM Festival
02 June – Mannheim, DE – Maifeld Derby Festival
04 June – Paris, FR – Le Petit Bain
05 June – Lille, FR – L’Aeronef
06 June- Brussels, BE – TRIX
07 June – Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret Festival
08 June – Porto, PT – Primavera Festival
11 June – Berlin, DE – Cssiopeia
12 June – Hamburg, DE – Molotow Club
13 June – Cologne, DE – MTC
15 June – Brighton, UK – Chalk
16 June – Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
18 June – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
19 June – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
20 June – London, UK – Scala
21 June – Southampton, UK – Joiners
30 June – Manchester, UK – Outbreak Festival
23 August – Reading, UK – Reading Festival
25 August – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
