MJ Lenderman‘s anticipated new album Manning Fireworks is about a month away, and today he’s shared its third single, “Joker Lips.” It’s a twangy, pedal-steel-infused alt-country song with that laid-back, shaggy, instant-classic feel that’s become MJ’s trademark. The song is “about feeling pushed out by everyone else,” a press release notes, and it comes with a Ben Turok-directed video of MJ and his band The Wind performing in an overgrown area of the Western North Carolina mountainside. Check it out below.
As previously mentioned, MJ Lenderman and the Wind are taking their show on the road with a fall tour with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band that includes three sold-out NYC shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 25, 26, and 27. All dates are listed below.
The album comes out 9/6 via ANTI- Records and you can pre-order it here.
MJ Lenderman — 2024 Tour Dates
Thu. Sept. 5 – Sat. Sept. 7 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
Wed. Sept. 18 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room at Third Man % [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Sept. 19 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East (ANTI- Showcase at Americanafest)
Thu. Oct. 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &
Fri. Oct. 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West & [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Oct. 5 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East & [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Oct. 6 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theater &
Mon. Oct. 7 – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger &
Tue. Oct. 8 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway &
Thu. Oct. 10 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room &
Fri. Oct. 11 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s &
Sat. Oct. 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &
Sun. Oct. 13 – Eau Claire, WI @ Stones Throw & [SOLD OUT]
Mon. Oct. 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall &
Wed. Oct. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &
Thu. Oct. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &
Fri. Oct. 18 – Detroit, MI @ El Club &
Sat. Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace & [SOLD OUT]
Mon. Oct. 21 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount &
Tue. Oct. 22 – Boston, MA @ The Royale &
Thu. Oct. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &
Fri. Oct. 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg & [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Oct. 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg & [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Oct. 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg & [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Oct. 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall &
Wed. Oct. 30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &
Fri. Nov. 1 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel &
Mon. Nov. 11 – Berlin, DE @ Privatclub ~
Tues. Nov. 12 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang ~
Thu. Nov. 14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Fri. Nov. 15 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Witloof Bar
Sat. Nov. 16 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere ~
Mon. Nov. 18 – London, UK @ The Garage ~ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Nov. 19 – London, UK @ The Garage ~ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Nov. 21 – Manchester, UK @ YES Pink Room ~ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Nov. 22 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ~
Sat. Nov. 23 – Dublin, IE @ Workman’s Club ~ [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Nov. 24 – Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s ~
% Solo w/ Karly Hartzman
& w/ Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
~ w/ Hollow Hand