Romantic (album)

Romantic is the second studio album by American punk rock band Mannequin Pussy.

This article is about the Mannequin Pussy album. For the Human League album, see Romantic?

Romantic
The album title and artist written in a golden script on a white background
Studio album by
Mannequin Pussy
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
StudioBig Mamas Recording, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length17:12
LanguageEnglish
LabelTiny Engines
Mannequin Pussy chronology
Mannequin Pussy
(2014)		 Romantic
(2016)		 Mannequin Pussy on Audiotree Live
(2017)

Over the past two years, I’ve finally started to feel way less depressed and more emotionally in control. I’ve taken a more “zen” attitude towards things that are thrown at me that I can’t control. This album was a way to confront lingering feelings I deal with on the daily, while also, for the first time, become truly aware of those same feelings—insecurity, doubt, depression, anxiety—that I see in some of the people I’m closest to. It took almost 29 years to realize that I’m not alone in how I’ve been feeling, and it was up to me to just be honest about that all along.

—Vocalist Marisa Dabice on writing songs for Romantic[2]

Reception

Writing for The A. V. Club, Zoe Camp rated this release an A−, calling it "an uptick in Mannequin Pussy’s caustic potential" with the addition of new band members that includes a blend of Crass-style hardcore punk as well as "pop bliss".[1] Two critics at NPR gave a spotlight to this music: Lars Gotrich of First Listen called the album "wildly diverse and cathartic" that expresses a variety of emotions across several rock music genres[3] and Marissa Lorusso chose the title track for Songs We Love for the combination of "instrumental muscle" and "surprisingly vulnerable poetry".[4] Pitchfork Media's Raymond Cummings rated Romantic a 7.6 out of 10, stating that a "wild energy animates" the music and opining that this music gels better as an album than their previous release.[5] At PunkNews, Renaldo69 made this a staff pick and stated that this is "a record that wanders more fleshed-out and diverse territory with a bigger, angst-filled story to tell", building upon the band's full-length debut.[6] Editors at Rolling Stone named "Romantic" the 14th-best song of the year.[7] At Stereogum, the editorial staff chose this for album of the week, with critic Tom Breihan calling it "an album that just blasts along, never taking a moment to pause for breath" and comparing the music to Blonde Redhead, Helium, Minor Threat, and Sonic Youth.[8] At Uproxx, Caitlin White declared this the tenth best album of the month, stating that the "oscillation between hardcore interludes, pop punk riffs, and softly-sung choruses is so cathartic".[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Marisa Dabice, Thanasi Paul, Kaleen Reading, and Bear Regisford, all lyrics by Marisa Dabice.

  1. "Kiss" – 1:16
  2. "Romantic" – 2:40
  3. "Ten" – 0:58
  4. "Emotional High" – 1:27
  5. "Pledge" – 1:20
  6. "Denial" – 1:58
  7. "Everything" – 1:21
  8. "Anything" – 2:02
  9. "Meatslave One" – 0:56
  10. "Hey, Steven" – 1:55
  11. "Beside Yourself" – 1:19

Personnel

Mannequin Pussy

  • Marisa Dabice – guitar, vocals, recording, mixing
  • Thanasi Paul – lead guitar, recording, mixing
  • Kaleen Reading – drums, recording, mixing
  • Colins "Bear" Regisford – bass guitar, recording, mixing

Additional personnel

  • Dan Angel – painting
  • Chris "Doc" Baglivo – recording, mixing
  • Evan Bernard – recording
  • Ryan Schwabe – mastering
  • Perry Shall – layout, design

See also

References
  1. Camp, Zoe (October 28, 2016). "Mannequin Pussy loves furiously and fantastically on Romantic". Reviews. The A. V. Club. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. Bee, Kat (October 25, 2016). "On "Romantic," Mannequin Pussy's Marisa Dabice Becomes Her Best Self". Features. Bandcamp. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. Gotrich, Lars (October 20, 2016). "Review: Mannequin Pussy, 'Romantic'". Music. First Listen. NPR. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. Lorosso, Marissa (September 6, 2016). "Songs We Love: Mannequin Pussy, 'Romantic'". Music. Songs We Love. NPR. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. Cummings, Raymond (November 7, 2016). "Mannequin Pussy: Romantic Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. Renaldo69 (October 27, 2016). "Mannequin Pussy – Romantic". Reviews. PunkNews. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. "50 Best Songs of 2016". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X.
  8. Breihan, Tom (October 25, 2014). "Mannequin Pussy: Romantic". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. White, Caitlin (November 28, 2016). "Breaking Down All The Best Albums That Came Out Last Month". Music. Uproxx. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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