Mannequin Pussy‘s highly anticipated new album I Got Heaven is out next month, and they’ve given us another early taste with “Nothing Like” which was inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer. “‘Nothing Like’ is pure fantasy,” singer/guitarist Marisa Dabice says. “Originally inspired by a stoned out night 6 years ago spent watching an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which Buffy is forced to kill her lover, Angel, before he destroys the world. The song existed in fragments until it finally met its final form last year. Young love is so often all consuming, dangerous, and heightened to mythological proportions – ‘Nothing Like’ sought to mix the balance of both the light feelings of new love and the absolute depths that obsession can bring you to.”
AI artist and director Connor Clarke created the accompanying video, with creative direction by Anthony Miralles and Mason Mercer of Slips Studios, and you can watch it below. With the ongoing controversy surrounding AI media and imagery, some people complained in the comments of the Mannequin Pussy’s social media, and band posted a message on Twitter in response. “FWIW: ‘AI Generated’ is a dismissive & reductive term to what the music video actually is,” it reads. “A real artist spent hours & hours & hours animating over an actual video of me running around & performing the song. Our creative team created a storyline & poured over the process.”
“Often the perception of things is extremely different from the reality,” the band’s message continues. “Real human hands and creativity went into creating this. If this upsets you and we know each other in real life, hit me up and we can talk about it if it’s important to you.”
Mannequin Pussy will be on tour with Soul Glo in North America, including an NYC show at Brooklyn Steel on May 16, and they’ve added a new leg of European shows in June. See all dates below.
FWIW: “AI Generated” is a dismissive & reductive term to what the music video actually is. A real artist spent hours & hours & hours animating over an actual video of me running around & performing the song. Our creative team created a storyline & poured over the process.
— MP (@mannequinpussy) February 6, 2024
Often the perception of things is extremely different from the reality. Real human hands and creativity went into creating this. If this upsets you and we know each other in real life, hit me up and we can talk about it if it’s important to you.
— MP (@mannequinpussy) February 6, 2024
MANNEQUIN PUSSY: 2024 TOUR DATES
4/4 – Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power
4/5 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
4/6 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
4/8 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
4/10 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
4/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy
4/12 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
4/13 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
4/15 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
4/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
4/18 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips
4/19 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock
4/20 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
4/22 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
4/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
4/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
4/27 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
4/29 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/30 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
5/2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
5/4 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
5/5 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
5/7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
5/8 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
5/10 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
5/11 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
5/13 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
5/14 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
5/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/17 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
5/18 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
5/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
5/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
5/30 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Festival
6/1 – Linz, AU @ SBAM Festival
6/2 – Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby Festival
6/4 – Paris, FR @ Le Petit Bain
6/5 – Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef
6/6 – Brussels, BE @ TRIX
6/7 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
6/8 – Porto, PT @ Primavera Festival
6/11 – Berlin, DE @ Cssiopeia
6/12 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club
6/13 – Cologne, DE @ MTC
6/15 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
6/16 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
6/18 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
6/19 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
6/20 – London, UK @ Scala
6/21 – Southampton, UK @ Joiners
6/30 – Manchester, UK @ Outbreak Festival
8/23 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
8/25 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
