New/Sealed
ROCK
ANTI/EPITAPH 0088013
UPC: 045778801312
Release Date: 9/6/2024
 
Mj Lenderman is a songwriter born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. The anatomy of an MJ record might go something like this: warped pedal steels and skuzzed out guitar; crackin' a cold one with some buds; a voice reminiscent of the high-lonesome warble of a choirboy. Songs snake their way from a lo-fi home recording to something glossier made with longtime friends at Asheville's Drop of Sun studios, but the recording setting doesn't seem to matter much - at it's core, a Lenderman song rings true.
 
Disc 1
Track     
 
Title
 
1
Manning Fireworks
2
Joker Lips
3
Rudolph
4
Wristwatch
5
She’s Leaving You
6
Rip Torn
7
You Don’t Know the Shape I’m in
8
On Me Knees
9
Bark at the Moon
 
Manning Fireworks is a remarkable development in Mj Lenderman's story as an incredibly incisive singer-songwriter, whose propensity for humor always points to some uneasy, disorienting darkness. The punchlines are still here, as are the rusted-wire guitar solos that have made Lenderman a favorite for indie rock fans looking for an emerging guitar hero. There's a new sincerity, too, as Lenderman let's listeners clearly see the world through his warped lens.