Ghost of Your Guitar Solo

by MJ Lenderman

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Gabriel White This shit rips Favorite track: Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo.

goop "jack nicholson's courtside seat / purple foam imprinted with celebrity asscheek" will stay in my head for years, probably. Favorite track: Gentleman's Jack.

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1.	Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo 04:45	buy track
2.	I Ate Too Much At The Fair 01:53 video	buy track
3.	Someone Get The Grill Out Of The Rain 01:13 video	buy track
4.	Inappropriate 01:13	buy track
5.	Gentleman's Jack 02:31 video	buy track
6.	Another Place 02:25	buy track
7.	Infinity Pool 02:44	buy track
8.	Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo 2 02:03	buy track
9.	Catholic Priest 03:29	buy track
10.	Live Jack 02:51	buy track

about

MJ Lenderman is the project of Asheville native, Jake Lenderman, guitarist in country/indie band Wednesday, who released ‘I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone’ to critical acclaim in early 2020 on Orindal Records. His label debut for Dear Life Records is ‘Ghost of Your Guitar Solo,’ a ten-song collection recorded and performed entirely by Lenderman.

The record was written and recorded quickly, songs often being fully constructed and recorded within frenzied single day sessions. Songs were born out of freewheeling jam sessions with his roommates, with Lenderman often freestyling lyrics that would later become the foundations of the finished songs. Inspired by a writing exercise conceived by the late David Berman, Lenderman would write 20 disconnected lines a day, scrapping most of them but preserving a few to be used later. This process aided in what became an extremely prolific writing period for the artist this past spring. The record sounds like country music being played by a noisy punk band, unkempt and imperfect like the characters in his songs.

Lyrically, Lenderman broadened his scope beyond solemn introspection, adding humor to scenes larger than his own life. He points to authors Harry Crews and Larry Brown as inspirations, both who were southern, self-taught writers who balanced empathy, humor, and darkness. This leads to the erosion of the line that separates humor and sadness. The resulting songs are about over-indulgence and drug/alcohol abuse, full of self-loathing and pity while simultaneously celebrating the absurdity of it all.

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released March 26, 2021

all songs written and performed by MJ Lenderman
*Colin Miller played drums and Lewis Dahm played guitar on "Live Jack"
Mixed by MJ Lenderman
Mastered by Colin Miller

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MJ Lenderman Asheville, North Carolina

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Nov 15

Botanique

Brussels, Belgium
Nov 16

Point Ephémère

Paris, France
Nov 18

Garage

London, UK
Nov 19

Garage

London, UK
Nov 21

YES Pink Room

Manchester, UK
Nov 22

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Nov 23

Workman's Club

Dublin, Ireland
Nov 24

Whelans

Dublin, Ireland
Dec 20

The Orange Peel

Asheville, NC
Dec 21

The Orange Peel

Asheville, NC
Jan 25

Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville

Nashville, TN
Jan 26

Variety Playhouse

Atlanta, GA
Jan 27

Variety Playhouse

Atlanta, GA
Jan 29

Cat's Cradle

Carrboro, NC
Jan 30

Cat's Cradle

Carrboro, NC
Jan 31

40 Watt Club

Athens, GA
Feb 1

Saturn

Birmingham, AL
Feb 2

Proud Larry's

Oxford, MS
Feb 4

Tipitina's

New Orleans, LA
Feb 5

White Oak Music Hall

Houston, TX
Feb 6

Emo's Austin

Austin, TX
Feb 7

Tulips

Fort Worth, TX
Feb 8

Beer City Music Hall

Oklahoma City, OK
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Tumbleroot

Santa Fe, NM
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Rialto Theatre

Tucson, AZ
Feb 13

Fonda Theatre

Los Angeles (LA), CA
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Fonda Theatre

Los Angeles (LA), CA
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Rio Theatre

Santa Cruz, CA
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The Independent SF

San Francisco, CA
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The Independent SF

San Francisco, CA
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Revolution Hall

Portland, OR
Feb 21

Rickshaw Theatre

Vancouver, BC
Feb 22

Neptune Theatre

Seattle, WA
Feb 23

Shrine Social Club

Boise, ID
Feb 24

Soundwell

Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 26

Aggie Theater

Fort Collins, CO
Feb 27

Fox Theatre & Cafe

Boulder, CO
Feb 28

Bluebird Theater

Denver, CO
Mar 1

Black Sheep

Colorado Springs, CO
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Bottleneck

Lawrence, KS
Apr 28

Brooklyn Steel

Brooklyn, NY
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Brooklyn Steel

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Brooklyn Steel

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Levon Helm Studios

Woodstock, NY
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Levon Helm Studios

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State Theatre

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Higher Ground

South Burlington, VT
May 7

Bronson Centre Theatre

Ottawa, ON
May 8

The Danforth Music Hall

Toronto, ON
May 9

The Danforth Music Hall

Toronto, ON

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