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Mj Lenderman - the North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and musician - announces his new album, Manning Fireworks, out September 6th via ANTI-, and releases the lead single/video, InchShe's Leaving You.Inch Following last year's Inchtriumphant live albumInch (Pitchfork), And the Wind (Live and Loose!), and 2022's surprise breakthrough Boat Songs, Manning Fireworks is an instant classic of an LP. MJ let's us in on his frank observations on the intersection of wit and sadness. The punchlines from his previous albums are still here, as are the rusted-wire guitar solos that have made him a favorite for indie rock fans looking for an emerging guitar hero. But there's a new sincerity, too, as Lenderman let's listeners clearly see the world through his warped lens. Today's single, InchShe's Leaving You,Inch is a half-sneering portrait of a middle-aged man cheating his way through a midlife crisis, at least until he gets caught and blasts Clapton in a rented Ferrari en route to Vegas. It also happens to be the perfect shout-along anthem for any kid who's ever felt shortchanged by their parents. The song's accompanying video, another instant classic, was directed by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum. Per the directors, think InchCreed Thanksgiving Half-Time ShowInch mixed with InchSmells Like Teen SpiritInch mixed with InchDrop Dead Gorgeous.InchIf we flashback to 2021, no one paid too much attention when Jake Lenderman recorded Boat Songs, his third album released under his initials, Mj Lenderman. Before he cut it, after all, he was a 20-year-old guitarist working at an ice cream shop in his mountain hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, getting away for self-booked tours of his own songs or with the band he'd recently joined, Wednesday, whenever possible. But as the pandemic took hold just as he turned 21, Lenderman-then making more money through state unemployment than he
