Perfect (Mannequin Pussy EP)

Perfect
Perfect
EP by Mannequin Pussy
Released	May 21, 2021
Recorded	August 2020–February 2021
Genre	Pop-punk ; punk rock ;
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Will Yip ; Grave Goods (additional);
Mannequin Pussy chronology

Last updated December 07, 2025

Perfect is the second EP by punk rock trio Mannequin Pussy, released through Epitaph Records in May 2021. It sees Will Yip returning as producer and engineer after working on their 2019 album Patience .

Composition

Perfect sees the trio working in "swooning" balladry, "glistening" pop rock and "scathing" punk rock.^[1] It also works in pop-punk like that on Patience.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10^[4]
Beats Per Minute	80%^[2]
Pitchfork	7.2/10^[5]

Perfect received acclaim from music critics. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on six reviews.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Control"		3:15
2.	"Perfect"		1:22
3.	"To Lose You"		3:06
4.	"Pigs Is Pigs"	Colins Regisford	1:56
5.	"Darling"		4:10

Personnel

All credits adapted from the EP's Bandcamp page.^[6]

Mannequin Pussy

Marisa "Missy" Dabice – vocals, guitars (rhythm and lead), synths (all songs)
Kaleen Reading – drums and percussion (1–4)
Colins "Bear" Regisford – bass, vocals (1–4)
Thanasi Paul – guitar (rhythm and lead), piano (1–4)

Additional musicians

Desiree Dabice – harmonies (1, 3, 5)
Will Yip – drum production (5)

Technical

Will Yip – engineering, production
Grave Goods – additional production, sounds

References

↑ Grant Sharples (May 20, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy, 'Perfect' EP:Album ReviewSPIN". Spin . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
1 2 Tim Sentz (May 20, 2021). "Album Review: Mannequin Pussy - Perfect EP". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
1 2 "Perfect [EP] by Mannequin Pussy Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ Matthew Neale (May 25, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy - Perfect". Clash . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ Arielle Gordon (May 28, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy: Perfect EP Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ "Perfect by MANNEQUIN PUSSY" . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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[Spin-1] Grant Sharples (May 20, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy, 'Perfect' EP:Album ReviewSPIN". Spin . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[BPM-2] 1 2 Tim Sentz (May 20, 2021). "Album Review: Mannequin Pussy - Perfect EP". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[Metacritic-3] 1 2 "Perfect [EP] by Mannequin Pussy Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[Clash-4] Matthew Neale (May 25, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy - Perfect". Clash . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[Pitchfork-5] Arielle Gordon (May 28, 2021). "Mannequin Pussy: Perfect EP Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[6] "Perfect by MANNEQUIN PUSSY" . Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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v t e Mannequin Pussy
Marisa Dabice Kaleen Reading Colins Regisford Maxine Steen Drew Adler Athanasios Paul
Albums	Bonerjamz! (EP, 2011) Meatslave (EP, 2011) Mannequin Pussy (2014) Romantic (2016) Mannequin Pussy on Audiotree Live (live EP, 2017) Patience (2019) Perfect (EP, 2021) I Got Heaven (2024)