Mannequin Pussy - "Nothing Like"

Photo by Millicent Hailes

Mannequin Pussy have always balanced the line between punk and pop music, and their latest single exemplifies that. "Nothing Like" starts off as a pure alt-pop song with singer Marisa Dabice's vocals crooning softly over some late 90's style alt-pop music. A lot of the music at this point has a very electronic feel to it, which contributes to the pop feel. And then the buzzing guitars kick in for the chorus. Not many bands could make the noisiest part of a song the catchiest, but Mannequin Pussy pull it off like only they could. "Nothing Like" is almost a purely alt-pop song, but the band injects just enough punk noise in it to keep things more interesting.

Marisa Debice says of the band's new 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.” 

You can watch the video for "Nothing Like" below. I Got Heaven is due out March 1 on Epitaph Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Mannequin Pussy, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

4/4 - Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power 

4/5 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall - SOLD OUT

4/6 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry - SOLD OUT

4/8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall

4/10 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall - SOLD OUT

4/11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy

4/12 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop - SOLD OUT

4/13 - Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs

4/15 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East

4/16 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

4/18 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips

4/19 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock

4/20 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk

4/22 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf

4/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

4/27 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall - SOLD OUT

4/29 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

4/30 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile - SOLD OUT

5/2 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell

5/4 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

5/5 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre

5/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

5/8 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre - UPGRADED VENUE

5/10 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall - UPGRADED VENUE

5/11 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall - UPGRADED VENUE

5/13 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - SOLD OUT

5/14 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - SOLD OUT

5/16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

5/17 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis - SOLD OUT

5/18 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis - SOLD OUT

5/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer - SOLD OUT

5/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

5/30 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Festival

6/1 - Linz, AU @ SBAM Festival

6/2 - Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby Festival

6/4 - Paris, FR @ Le Petit Bain

6/5 - Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef

6/6 - Brussels, BE @ TRIX

6/7 - Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival

6/8 - Porto, PT @ Primavera Festival

6/11 - Berlin, DE @ Cssiopeia

6/12 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club

6/13 - Cologne, DE @ MTC

6/15 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk

6/16 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew

6/18 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts

6/19 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms

6/20 - London, UK @ Scala

6/21 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners

6/30 - Manchester, UK @ Outbreak Festival

8/23 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

8/25 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival