Manning Fireworks CD

MJ Lenderman's "Manning Fireworks" hits like a backyard barbecue with an unexpected twist, mixing warped pedal steels and dusty guitar riffs that lead to unsettling punchlines. His humor cuts through the chaos like a sharp knife, drawing you in to laugh even as the music digs into life's absurdities. It's country-fried rock swinging between heartache and laughter, exposing Lenderman's honest, unfiltered essence against his lo-fi backdrop, as if he's peeling back layers of his twisted perspective for all to see.