{"id":2282025,"date":"2026-02-14T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2282025"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:28:09","slug":"watch-mj-lenderman-debut-new-songs-at-heathens-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-mj-lenderman-debut-new-songs-at-heathens-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch MJ Lenderman debut new songs at HeAthens Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mj-lenderman\">MJ Lenderman<\/a> debuted new songs during a performance at HeAthens Homecoming. Check out the footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/mj-lenderman-manning-fireworks-review-3790771\">MJ Lenderman \u2013 \u2018Manning Fireworks\u2019 review: literary magic from Americana\u2019s golden boy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The annual festival, hosted by Drive-By Truckers, went on this week in Athens, GA, with Lenderman appearing as a special guest on\u00a0Wednesday night (February 11).<\/p>\n<p>Rather than his usual live band, the Wind, he was joined on stage by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/snocaps-review-allison-katie-crutchfield-waxahatchee-3905578\">Snocaps<\/a>\u2018 bassist Brad Cook and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/twin-peaks\">Twin Peaks<\/a>\u2018 Colin Croom on drums.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they debuted two currently unreleased Lenderman tracks, which you can check out below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman - New Song (Debut Performance) - Feburary 11th, 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKouAHVkcIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman @ The Fabulous 40 Watt  2\/11\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hy3axxeWvzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The 11-song set also featured a slew of covers, including a version of Vic Chesnutt\u2019s \u2018Gravity Of The Situation\u2019, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/neil-young\">Neil Young<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Separate Ways\u2019 and Warren Zevon\u2019s \u2018Hasten Down The Wind\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They also played <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pink-floyd\">Pink Floyd<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Wish You Were Here\u2019, while\u00a0Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood also made a brief, surprise appearance to play his solo track \u2018Uncle Disney\u2019 and the Drive-By Truckers song \u2018Bob\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clips and a full setlist below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman @ The Fabulous 40 Watt  2\/11\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPmYKA9V9iM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman @ The Fabulous 40 Watt  2\/11\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/osILCfytt1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman @ The Fabulous 40 Watt  2\/11\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TLYQS2H4Acc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman @ The Fabulous 40 Watt  2\/11\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KzFYk3GZRqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>MJ Lenderman\u2019s HeAthens Homecoming setlist was:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Gravity of the Situation\u2019 (Vic Chesnutt cover)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Separate Ways\u2019 (Neil Young cover)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hasten Down the Wind\u2019 (Warren Zevon cover)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Unreleased song<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Uncle Disney\u2019 (Patterson Hood cover with Patterson Hood)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Bob\u2019 (Drive\u2010By Truckers cover with Patterson Hood)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Catholic Priest\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pick Up The Pieces\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>Unreleased song<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Wish You Were Here\u2019 (Pink Floyd cover)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Knockin\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fans are now speculating if the new songs come from an upcoming album, which would serve as a follow-up to 2024\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/mj-lenderman-manning-fireworks-review-3790771\">Manning Fireworks<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The record landed a spot on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/end-of-year\/best-albums-2024-3818995\"><em>NME<\/em>\u2019s 50 best albums of 2024 list<\/a>, and the track \u2018She\u2019s Leaving You\u2019 was also included in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/end-of-year\/best-songs-2024-3817596\"><em>NME<\/em>\u2019s 50 best songs of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME\u00a0<\/em>also gave \u2018Manning Fireworks\u2019 a four-star review, which heralded Lenderman as \u201cAmericana\u2019s golden boy\u201d, and read: \u201c\u2018Manning Fireworks\u2019 is an album that aches for its cast of freaks and losers, and its success in walking that line is a sign of MJ Lenderman\u2019s richly developing voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since that LP dropped, Lenderman also joined a number of artists <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mj-lenderman-animal-collective-and-more-contribute-to-benefit-album-for-hurricane-helene-victims-3844769\">sharing music to help those affected by Hurricane Helene last year<\/a>, worked with Nate Amos from This Is Lorelei for the song \u2018Dancing In The Club\u2019, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/allison-and-katie-crutchfield-launch-new-band-snocaps-with-surprise-debut-album-featuring-brad-cook-and-mj-lenderman-3904380\">appeared on the new Snocaps album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/waxahatchee-and-mj-lenderman-announce-2026-co-headline-north-american-tour-buy-tickets-3914859\">recently announced a co-headline North America tour<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/waxahatchee\">Waxahatchee<\/a>, which is set to kick off in April. You can find any remaining tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fwaxahatchee-tickets%2Fartist%2F1784109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MJ Lenderman debuted new songs during a performance at HeAthens Homecoming. Check out the footage below. READ MORE:\u00a0MJ Lenderman \u2013 \u2018Manning Fireworks\u2019 review: literary magic from Americana\u2019s golden boy The annual festival, hosted by Drive-By Truckers, went on this week in Athens, GA, with Lenderman appearing as a special guest on\u00a0Wednesday night (February 11). 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