# @thefader on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DENSRNyMJgB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25728709-thefader-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-30T15:30:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The FADER (@thefader) — https://gondola.cc/thefader

## Caption

The characters of MJ Lenderman’s fourth studio album have all seen better days. In “Joker Lips,” a hotel janitor cleans cum from hotel shower drains; the protagonist of “She’s Leaving You” is so depressed after his divorce he gambles away such a large fortune the casino offers him his room for free; and the priest on “Rudolph” is so sexually frustrated he contemplates leaving his religion to chase after a girl.⁠
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Lenderman is sympathetic to the plights of his lovelorn individuals, but he narrates their misfortunes with more cynicism than empathy. With his slacker charm and lo-fi Americana guitar playing, the Wednesday lead guitarist does not revel in their misery the way, say, Morrissey does in his lyrics, but acknowledges that their strife is mostly self-inflicted, painting several caricatures of masochistic males who have probably gotten what they deserve.⁠
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See our full Best Albums of 2024 list at the link in bio, or head to TheFADER.com.⁠
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#MJLenderman #ManningFireworks

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