Patience
by Mannequin Pussy
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2019
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. i94
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    I've never been a huge punk rock person, so when the lead singer described her music as "punk pop" I was intrigued. Is it still punk rock? Yes. But some of the most cathartic, clever, and earnest music to come out of the genre in years. It fuses the addictiveness of pop with the raw, untethered emotion of hard rock. A pleasant surprise from a band I hadn't heard of until the spectacularI've never been a huge punk rock person, so when the lead singer described her music as "punk pop" I was intrigued. Is it still punk rock? Yes. But some of the most cathartic, clever, and earnest music to come out of the genre in years. It fuses the addictiveness of pop with the raw, untethered emotion of hard rock. A pleasant surprise from a band I hadn't heard of until the spectacular "Drunk II' was released. Definitely going to be in my Top 10 album of the year, and on the lower end of my favorite albums of the decade (and I suspect it will age well). "High Horse," "Clams," "Drunk II," and "In Love Again" are highlights.… Expand
  2. Lissou
    Jul 9, 2019
    9
    Probably going into my top 10 AOTYs already, it slaps from the start to the end. Love Marisa's hard vocals there (Especially on Drunk I, Drunk II, Cream & F.U.C.A.W.) even though she can still sing calmer songs such as High Horse & Fear/+/Desire. The opening track is also really great there.
    My only regret is that this album is way too short, but those 24 minutes are on repeat.

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mojo
    Jul 23, 2019
    80
    The group's fusion of emo-core anguish, riot grrrl rancour and bruised indie-rock is the perfect vehicle for songs channelling heartache, rage and betrayal, but the ban's true gift lies in fashioning this catharsis into well-crafted songs. [Sep 2019, p.90]
  2. No Ripcord
    Jul 22, 2019
    80
    Much of Patience is visceral and fierce, but it is also skillfully melodic (think of Hole's Live Through This, or even Celebrity Skin), the result of a band that approaches pop constructs with abrasive guitar sounds.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    Patience's most interesting moments are its most nuanced, setting a painful lyric against pop melody, altering between moods within songs, and simply embracing the melodic and harnessing it to whatever ends it desires. And as such, Mannequin Pussy truly has become a band to be reckoned with.
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