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9.2
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9.2 |
Paste Magazine
The North Carolina singer, songwriter, and guitarist’s fourth album is a collection of caricatures ballooned by empathy, bruised egos, and lovable self-destruction
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9.0
138748
9.0 |
Far Out
From the imaginative wordplay to the towering solos Lenderman delivers, on Manning Fireworks, the Wednesday guitarist decisively displays his creative power and gilds a record that will undoubtedly go down as one of the year’s best
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9.0
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Exclaim
Like a star imploding in on itself, Manning Fireworks' finale simply couldn't withstand its own dazzling acme. It's the release he's been waiting for since the first utterances of the album
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With Drive by Truckers & Neil Young on either shoulder like a devil and an angel (I’ll let you decide which each one is), Lenderman has produced his clearest vision yet of what it looks like when the saddest & funniest people in the room are the same guy
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
Firmly securing him in the pantheon of great singer-songwriters, this album is the sound of an artist at the peak of his powers
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8.7
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8.7 |
Pitchfork
The Asheville singer-songwriter’s outstanding fourth album is loaded with zingers and losers. It’s witty and sincere, the mark of a songwriter finding his voice
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8.7
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8.7 |
Northern Transmissions
It’s an album that showcases Lenderman’s growth as an artist and his ability to navigate the complexities of both life and music with wit and sincerity
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
A perfect and more mature follow-up to Boat Songs, Manning Fireworks’ depths provide the listener with room for endless introspection
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
While nothing is quite so charmingly ramshackle as anything found on Boat Songs, Manning Fireworks is still some of the best indie rock music around
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
On his third solo album, the Wednesday guitarist develops his voice with scathing character sketches and empathetic notes on loneliness
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
The sound of a modern master at work
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8.0
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8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The singer-guitarist’s third solo album is something of a solitary affair
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
He's a budding guitar great and an ace storyteller
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
On Manning Fireworks, MJ Lenderman describes down-and-out characters with his usual witty charm, all while showcasing his exceptional musical abilities
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
Fifth album showcases his ability to magic sweetness from sadness and solace from self-pity
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Featuring possibly his best track yet, the North Carolina guitarist-songwriter goes to the sparse and seamy side on this worthy successor to Boat Songs
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Blurring the lines between inner and outer worlds, ‘Manning Fireworks’ is a powerful achievement, one that deserves to last
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Featuring possibly his best track yet, the North Carolina guitarist-songwriter goes to the sparse and seamy side on this worthy successor to Boat Songs
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8.0
138817
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Completely unpretentious, a self-effacing observer of himself, all slacker tendencies belying an actual, deep talent and sense of craftsmanship, a simplicity that’s far from simplistic
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