MJ Lenderman writes songs that are amorphous and elastic, rising to fill the venue they’re in, generous to accommodate the number of players on stage, less concerned with replicating the studio version than they are with meeting the crowd where they’re at. On And the Wind (Live and Loose!), the Asheville-based Lenderman handles most of the playing, but with The Wind, it’s a multi-headed beast.
This live album is culled from sold-out summer 2023 shows on a brief headline run during what some might call a wild-*ss couple of months. It captures a near-euphoric moment in time – dizzying and exhausting and, most of all, having some real true-blue f**king fun with your best friends. It’s 90s college rock meets Americana hootenanny, an electrifying piece of the MJ Lenderman lore that needs to be experienced live with a light beer in-hand – but in the interim, And the Wind (Live and Loose!) does its best to commit the scene to tape.
“On this triumphant live album, the Asheville songwriter transforms his dreamlike narratives into something joyous, collective, and free.” – Pitchfork
MJ Lenderman and The Wind
Live and Loose!
A1. Hangover Game
A2. Knockin
A3. You Have Bought Yourself A Boat
A4. TLC Cagematch
B1. Rudolph
B2. Toon Town
B3. Dan Marino
C1. Under Control
C2. SUV
C3. Catholic Priest
C4. Gentleman’s Jack
C5. Someone Get The Grill Out Of The Rain
D1. You Are Every Girl To Me
D2. Tastes Just Like It Costs
D3. Long Black Veil (Feat. Styrofoam Winos)
