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




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". 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 and Marissa Lorusso chose the title track for Songs We Love for the combination of "instrumental muscle" and "surprisingly vulnerable poetry". 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. 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. Editors at Rolling Stone named "Romantic" the 14th-best song of the year. 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. 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".




Track listing


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

"Kiss" – 1:16
"Romantic" – 2:40
"Ten" – 0:58
"Emotional High" – 1:27
"Pledge" – 1:20
"Denial" – 1:58
"Everything" – 1:21
"Anything" – 2:02
"Meatslave One" – 0:56
"Hey, Steven" – 1:55
"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


2016 in American music
List of 2016 albums




References






External links


Romantic at Discogs (list of releases)
Romantic at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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