On The Record with WNXP: Mannequin Pussy

Mannequin Pussy is impossible to ignore. Sure, the name catches your attention immediately, but the music holds you hostage. The Philadelphia rock band combines power pop with punk to create unapologetic, in-your-face anthems. On paper, the combination shouldn’t work, but Mannequin Pussy’s latest album I Got Heaven proves time and time again that it does, weaving in and out from lush harmonies and hazy guitars to abrasive yelling and shredding.Watch them perform “Loud Bark,” “Ok? Ok! Ok? Ok!” and the title track off I Got Heaven live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral here.