Punk-poets Mannequin Pussy and Dallas alt-rock super-producer John Congleton take us inside the recording sessions for I Got Heaven, the band’s exceptional new album.
Mannequin Pussy members, from left: guitarist Maxine Steen, drummer Kaleen Reading, bassist Colins"Bear" Regisford, and Marisa"Missy" Dabice, lead guitar & vocals.Philadelphia post-hardcore band Mannequin Pussy found themselves far from home on March 1, 2023. It was their first session at The Steakhouse Recording Studio in Hollywood, California, and it felt as if they'd brought the rainy East Coast weather with them.
Congleton’s resume overflows with critically acclaimed and Grammy-winning bodies of work for the likes of St. Vincent, Best Coast, Nelly Furtado, Murder By Death, Sharon Van Etten and many more. When the opportunity presented itself, bringing him in for“We wanted to work with John.
So before spring had even sprung, the band was in-studio on the other side of the country. They brought 17 demos but zero ideas of what to expect. One of the most fascinating aspects of Mannequin Pussy is that they’re a truly multi-genre band. They actually are a faithful post-hardcore band, a wall-of-sound shoegaze band, grunge revivalists and a synth-pop group – all at once. Even more fascinating, they perform each standalone style at an impressive level without ever losing their singular perspective in translation.
“A lot of people don't like to record with the Vistalite kit,” explains Reading. “But you get someone like John Congleton, who knows how to record drums, and that's not an issue… I had four different snare drums and would kind of change them to match the mood of each song.”
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