A year after they announced their Privilege project, Parenthetical Girls are 3/5 finished with the album! As you will (or won’t) remember, last January we told you about the new album, which is fragmented into five EPs, each to be released quarterly over 15 months (assuming each EP’s timely completion). Last fall, Privilege, pt. II: The Past, Imperfect made its way into the world, and on March 22, pt. III: Mend & Make Do will be available for your listening and collecting pleasure (you can also pre-order now; remember, these 12-inches are only available directly from the band).
Pt. II ranged from recognizable Parenthetical Girls fare (rich instrumentals, a coherent execution nearly choking with passion) to a fleeting cover of Gilbert Bécaud’s “Let It Be Me” (take that, Dum Dum Girls!) opening “Weaknesses,” to a pulsating, synth-heavy dance track. Mend & Make Do promises similar surprises, claiming single “The Pornographer” as a “leering blues number.” A little weird, maybe, but not too outlandish for an album numbered in blood — this time Jherek Bischoff’s.
Just like Pokémon in days past, you gotta get ‘em all (the EPs, that is), because the final installment of Privilege is designed to house all five. If you were missing one, well! Wouldn’t that be embarrassing.
Privilege, pt. III: Mend & Make Do tracklisting:
A1. The Pornographer
A2. For All the Final Girls
B1. Careful Who You Dance With
B2. Mend & Make Do (Found Drama II)
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