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Emotional High

Mannequin Pussy

2016

Emotional High

Release Date:  2016

By Pitchfork

Reviewed September 6, 2016

Off the Philadelphia band’s upcoming LP, Romantic

Real love tends to be as indescribable as it is undeniable. On “Emotional High,” Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy nail this sensation via fist-pumped, punk-pop fervor and raging DayGlo guitars. Sung, shouted, or rendered in an angelic falsetto, singer/guitarist Marisa Dabice’s exclamations power the tune’s storming, yanked-ripcord kineticism. Her vocals confer an aching vigor, a self-analysis: “When was the last time I spoke to my best friend?” Yet it’s the non-lyrics here—those ecstatic “yeah, yeahs,” those interstitial chants surging just beyond what’s discernible—that truly sell “High” as a full-on sugar rush, a post-grunge anthem that cuts out almost too suddenly, leaving us wanting more.

8:00 PM · Sep 6, 2016