Kicking off with the great title track, a slow-chugging anthem with a sharp Magnuson lead and lyric, along with guest vocals from none other than the B-52s' Fred Schneider, Pussy pumps up Magnuson's vicious, intelligent feminism to an even higher level than before. From the barbed What If... and Women Tied Up in Knots to her incredible spoken word What Kind of Man Reads Playboy and more, she's on a very artistic rampage. Style, performance, sass, and rage combine brilliantly throughout. In general, Bongwater, with Licht back on drums in place of Sleep's rhythm boxes, continue as before, incorporating a more creepy sweetness at points. Great Radio is a standout, the group performing a slow, drony, and druggy piece with gentle power, while other songs like I Need a New Tape mix up the zoned psychedelic hush of past albums once again. Covers again crop up, both quite striking. The Weavers' folk standard Kisses Sweeter Than Wine gets a lovely, haunting take, with guest banjo from roots music legend Peter Stampfel, while Dudley Moore's hilariously dismissive Bedazzled, from the mid-'60s film of the same name, is tailor-made for a crackerjack Magnuson spotlight vocal. Throughout Pussy, pop culture is roasted over a slow fire in a multitude of ways. Nick Cave Dolls, besides concluding with Magnuson's breathy, delicious whine about wanting one of said items, slips in everything from references to Hollywood and Dorothy Stratten to some of the notorious profane tapes of Buddy Rich abusing his band. The absolute hands-down winner comes right at the end, the lengthy Folk Song. Tackling everything from wannabe rebels to corporate and political idiocy from the top on down -- not to mention a ripping dissection of then-recent hit-movie #Pretty Woman that spares absolutely nobody -- Magnuson is in excelsis throughout. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi

1		The Power of Pussy
2		Great Radio
3		What is?
4		Kisses Sweeter than Wine
5		Chicken Pussy
6		White Rental Car Blues
7		Nick Cave Dolls
8		Bedazzled
9		Obscene & Pornographic Art
10		Connie
11		What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?
12		I Need a New Tape
13		Woman Tied up in Knots
14		Junior
15		Mystery Hole
16		Time is Coming
17		Folk Song