“Rudolph”, MJ Lenderman

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MJ Lenderman is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has released three solo albums, and also plays with the alternative rock band Wednesday. He also has played drums for Indigo De Souza. Lenderman's style has been described as alt-country, classic rock and indie rock music.

Lenderman was born in Asheville, North Carolina. His great-grandfather was saxophonist Charlie Ventura. He was raised Catholic and was an altar boy. He played basketball and obsessively watched tapes of Michael Jordan.[2] He grew up listening to Mark Linkous and Jason Molina. In his junior and senior year of high school, he began posting his music to Bandcamp. Lenderman studied at UNC Asheville for three semesters. 

In 2018, Lenderman played the drums for fellow Asheville artist Indigo De Souza on her albums I Love My Mom and Any Shape You Take. Lenderman met Karly Hartzman, lead singer for the group Wednesday, and he joined the band for an EP called How Do You Let Love Into the Heart That Isn't Split Wide Open (2018).

In July 2019, he released a self-titled album, his first solo album. At that time, he was working in an ice cream shop to support himself financially. 

[Spotify] Rudolph