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.
Guttering‘s six self-recorded tracks present some of the best aspects of both artists’ work, setting sighing harmonies against dense power chords and occasionally seasoning the mix with some twangy lead guitar.
Guttering; the six-track 2021 EP from MJ Lenderman & Wednesday; pressed to vinyl for the first time; lo-fi guitars, hushed harmonies and grainy shoegaze textures on black vinyl.
Lenderman describes the album as his most 'polished' sound to date, built around songs that 'chase fulfillment and happiness'whether that means buying a boat.
Ships 10/10/25 - The songs are at their best when Lenderman and Chelmis engage in a point and counter-point exchange between wild-and-wooly-country-rock-shredding and the proper-almost-prim sound of the pedal steel.
Following last year's "triumphant live album" (Pitchfork), and 2022's surprise breakthrough Boat Songs, Manning Fireworks is an instant classic of an LP. MJ let's us in on his observations on the intersection of wit and sadness.
Lenderman, MJ - Ghost of Your Guitar Solo CASSETTE (red shell). Ten-song solo set from MJ Lenderman - worn, lo-fi country-tinged indie recorded and mixed by the artist. Tape pressing on red shell with white pad print; compact and immediate.
Two-LP best-of from The Doves, handpicked from six studio albums and pressed on 140g black vinyl. Features the previously unreleased track "Spirit Of Your Friend."
Taxpayers' A Rhythm in the Cages LP on random color vinyl. Twelve short, urgent folk-punk songs, ragged harmonica, raw vocals and sputtering guitar, including "Never Getting Warm".
Schoolly D - Saturday Night! - The Album LP (lemon pepper vinyl); a raw, drum-machine-led set of streetwise tracks anchored by the title cut 'Saturday Night'.