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.