MJ Lenderman has shared a new music video for his Manning Fireworks single “Wristwatch.” In the hilarious Lance Bangs–directed clip, Lenderman makes many failed attempts to clear a low overpass while ...

In August 2022, Allison Crutchfield, an A&R executive at ANTI- Records, traveled to Asheville, N.C., on a mission to sign the rising singer-songwriter known as MJ Lenderman. By year’s end, Crutchfield ...

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MJ Lenderman reveals in a new interview that he will no longer tour with Wednesday — the Asheville indie rock band where he’s served as lead guitarist since 2018 — but he will continue to take part in ...

The FADER’s 2024 Songs of the Summer bracket is divided into four March Madness-style regionals, and the winner of the Slacker was MJ Lenderman’s “She’s Leaving You” Below, Cady Siregar explains why ...

MJ Lenderman lives in two worlds. In one, he’s part of the excellent indie group Wednesday. In another, he’s a critically revered solo artist, sometimes also performing with a band as MJ Lenderman & ...

Near the end of his new album, Manning Fireworks, MJ Lenderman deadpans over a crunchy guitar riff, “Every day is a miracle / Not to mention a threat.” That could be a Zen koan about the human ...

Last year, the former Wednesday guitarist Mark Jacob Lenderman released Manning Fireworks, his breakout solo LP. It was one of our favorite albums of 2024, and it turned Lenderman into an indie-level ...

North Carolina singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman has announced his next album, Manning Fireworks (out Sept. 6 via Anti-), with a new song, “She’s Leaving You.” The track finds Lenderman flexing his ...

Last month, MJ Lenderman announced Manning Fireworks by releasing “She’s Leaving You,” which made Uproxx’s “Best New Indie” roundup. On Monday, July 29, Lenderman revealed another track from his ...

MJ Lenderman reveals in a new interview that he will no longer tour with Wednesday - the Asheville indie rock band where he's served as lead guitarist since 2018 - but he will continue to take part in ...