Mannequin Pussy are back with “I Got Heaven,” the Philly band’s first new music since their 2021 EP Perfect.
Produced by indie rock studio wiz John Congleton, “I Got Heaven” flips the idea of modern Christianity on its head — or, rather, strips it down to its core beliefs. If God’s creation was indeed perfect, Mannequin Pussy seem to argue: Why treat anything, ourselves included, as anything less than divine? “Oh I got heaven inside of me/ Oh I’m an angel I was sent here/ To keep you company,” vocalist Marisa Dabice proclaims, her voice flitting between an ethereal soprano and a gritty, punky roar.
“‘I Got Heaven’ is a song intended to merge the sacred and the profane and to serve as a reminder that we are all perfect exactly as we have been made and that no one gets to decide how a life should or should not be lived,” Dabice explains. “Heaven is here on a planet that gave us everything we needed to survive. Heaven is in the plants and in the water and in the animals who we share this world with. Heaven is inside of me and inside of you.”
She continues: “The weaponization of Christianity for political means, for individual profit and power, as a tool to intentionally divide us is one of the greatest threats to our modern world and a threat to our ability to find solidarity through love. To allow the hatred and the violence and the noise to rise is to reject our sacred purpose as individuals, which is simply to love.”
“I Got Heaven” arrives with a Children of the Corn-esque music video directed by Mason Mercer and Anthony Miralles. Watch it below.
Though Mannequin Pussy haven’t announced a new album, they promise more new music on the way. They have a handful of tour dates coming up through the rest of the year; see those dates below, and grab tickets here. The band’s last full-length LP was 2019’s Patience.
Mannequin Pussy 2023 Tour Dates:
09/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
09/08 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre *
09/09 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater *
09/10 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace *
09/12 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
09/13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
09/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage *
09/16 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor *
09/18 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
09/19 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
09/21 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life *
09/22 – Mckees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theater *
09/24 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium *
09/26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
09/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
09/29 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs *
09/30 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall *
10/03 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada *
10/05 – Denver, CO @ Summit *
10/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
10/11 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
10/13 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst *
10/14 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues *
10/23-27 – Miami, FL @ Coheed & Cambria SS Neverender Cruise
11/17 – San Juan De Alicante, ES @ Magic Robin Hood
11/18 – L’hospitalet De Llobregat, ES @ Primavera Sound
11/19 – Lisboa, PT @ ZDB
11/20 – Porto, PT @ Maus Hábitos
* = w/ Movements, Softcult, and Heart to Gold
