It's 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 week, presented by Splice.⁠ ⁠ The winner of the Slacker bracket was MJLenderman’s “She’s Leaving You” 🏆️ deathcabforcady explains why ↓⁠ ⁠ MJ Lenderman’s “She’s Leaving You” is the slacker anthem of the summer, a no-frills indie rock banger with shades of Built to Spill and Pavement that’s melancholy in tone, but with stadium-ready hooks. The Wednesday lead guitarist (who has quickly become a star in his own right) laments a failed relationship, acting as narrator as he urges the unnamed protagonist to get up, and get dressed.⁠ ⁠ It’s no use wallowing in your miserable funk: she’s leaving you. Lenderman has a knack for painting caricatures of indie rock boy archetypes in his lyrics, slyly penning tongue-in-cheek portraits that retain a deep authenticity. He urges them to go “rent a Ferrari and sing the blues,” suggesting that Clapton might make them feel better. It brings some much-needed self-awareness to the era of “dudes...