Hard to pick just one song from MJ Lenderman's Manning Fireworks (which Lance Bangs wrote about for Perfectly Imperfect) but Joker Lips is definitely a favorite. It's packed with some of the best Lendermanisms of the whole record
Kahlúa shooter, DUI scooter
With a rolling start on the hill
This morning's tryin' to kill me
This morning wants to kill me It also came with a perfect music video from uncle_hesh which elevated the experience for sure.
I feel like this song sums up everything I like about MJ Lenderman. Great word play, funny lyrics, but also very heartfelt and earnest. Goes without saying that the guitar playing is great. Can't recommend it enough.
MJ Lenderman has a new album out and it goes nuts. Its a near perfect blend of alternative/indie/country/twangy/rock you will probably be into if youre into artists like Jason Molina or Waxahatchee My personal faves:
Shes leaving you
Bark at the moon
Manning fireworks
tomorrow PI.FYI launches to the public this project is the result of thousands of hours spent coding everything from scratch after I got laid off six months ago no thiel-bucks or weirdo outsider money, just a pure desire to make something fun and true to Perfectly Imperfect’s day one goal of helping people find new things from real human beings, not algorithms or AI a pure labor of love that I’ve been quietly plotting for two years and it’s completely self-funded from my (rapidly) dwindling savings account so thank you for coming along for this weird ride 🫶 let's see where it goes
