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- “Manning Fireworks”
- “She’s Leaving You”
- “Wristwatch”
- “On My Knees”
In a world stuffed with distractions, MJ Lenderman is paying consideration. You possibly can hear it his lyrics: Photographs, references and issues which may merely be within the background to most individuals change into virtually profound in his songwriting.
It is a sort of storytelling Lenderman, who additionally performs within the band Wednesday, began gaining recognition for when he launched his final album, 2022’s Boat Songs — and he is mastering that storytelling on his newest document, Manning Fireworks.
Now, the singer-songwriter from Asheville, N.C., is being profiled by the likes of GQ and The New York Instances. However that heightened profile additionally brings new challenges, particularly as a songwriter.
“It is simply complicated, at occasions, to see what individuals connect to you,” he says. “I do not need to write in the direction of that, now that this model of myself has been created by bands or the web or whoever. I need to keep as true to myself as attainable.”
In right this moment’s session, Lenderman joins us to speak about creativity, songwriting, staying true to himself and what helps him do this, like studying the work of Southern authors like Harry Crews.
“One factor that I did study from them is writing from your personal perspective and writing concerning the belongings you do learn about. That is a great way to be a convincing author,” Lenderman says.
Plus, Lenderman performs stay within the World Cafe studio.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
