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Mannequin Pussy Built Something Extraordinary
The screams, solitude, and Valley-girl accent powering the band’s new album.
As Mannequin Pussy have evolved from a ramshackle duo — founding guitarist Athanasios Paul departed in 2021 and the group is now composed of Dabice, Colins “Bear” Regisford, Kaleen Reading, and Maxine Steen — the band has defined punk on its own terms. “Not a single motherfucker who has tried to lock me upCould get the collar round my neckOr find one that’s big enoughI’m a waste of a womanBut I taste like successI keep all of my sugar where I know you like it best” My mom was in the hospital and the night before her surgery, she started opening up about how her life might have been different if she had made different choices, and feeling that she sacrificed her autonomy and individualism to be part of a family unit and to raise me and my sister.
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