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...