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MJ Lenderman
- Record Label: Anti
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2023
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- Summary: The first full-length live release from singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman features songs recorded in the summer of 2023 at Chicago's Lincoln Hall and the Lodge Room in Los Angeles.
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- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Nov 27, 2023Though it’s true that this is not a “new” record, it’s still a crucial addition to not just Lenderman’s discography, but to the compendium of contemporary live material altogether as we know it.
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Nov 27, 2023Lenderman and his band elevate his dreamlike narratives into something joyous, collective, and free.
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Nov 27, 2023And the Wind (Live and Loose!) is not the on-stage retread of the familiar we’ve come to expect from countless, thoughtless live releases. It’s an expansion of Lenderman’s expression, an organic outgrowing of ideas from imperfect but beautiful seeds, come to beautiful bloom.
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Nov 27, 2023You can't help but wish he'd leaned into the dive bar clatter and freewheeling wildness that always feels just at the periphery of his music. As it is, And the Wind acts as a solid addition to your deep-summer-backyard-beer-drinking soundtrack — sometimes that's all you need.