# @thefader on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-500RHTDqK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22465752-thefader-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-20T19:30:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The FADER (@thefader) — https://gondola.cc/thefader

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It's 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 week, presented by Splice.⁠
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The winner of the Slacker bracket was MJLenderman’s “She’s Leaving You” 🏆️ deathcabforcady explains why ↓⁠
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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.⁠
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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 rock” machismo.⁠
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Read the full feature at the link in bio, and listen to The FADER Podcast where staffers argued for MJ Lenderman as the Slacker winner wherever you get your podcasts.⁠
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#MJLenderman #SongsoftheSummer

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