Review: MJ Lenderman's "Manning Fireworks" Blends the Extraordinary with the Mundane
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Jeremy D. Larson
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A review of MJ Lenderman's album "Manning Fireworks," highlighting his signature style of blending the extraordinary with the mundane in his songwriting. The article references his 2022 breakthrough "Boat Songs" and his ongoing role in the band Wednesday, while noting his signing with Anti- Records.
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One minute someone was clinically depressed on the Six Flags log flume, the next they were locked in a spat about a 'dumb hat' outside a butcher shop.
"Being really sad or upset while wearing a costume," he told Pitchfork last year, "that's funny."
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