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MJ Lenderman review – songs of solace and goofy poetry from lauded indie darling
The North Carolina musician and his band comfort the crowd with a set of smart, beguiling songs played with skill and camaraderie
There’s a sense of solace and welcome to MJ Lenderman’s music, a warmth that runs counter to a wet and biting Monday night in mid-November, and carries all the way to the back wall of a packed London Garage. Knockin’, a single based on golf pro John Daly’s extraordinary cover of a Bob Dylan tune some 15 years ago, prompts much chorusing and air-punching. The track Pianos, taken from fundraiser compilation Cardinals at the Window, is dedicated to the singer’s hometown, Asheville, North Carolina – the site of a recent devastating hurricane, and only today, 53 days on, seeing the restoration of drinkable water.
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