Manning Fireworks is the fourth studio album by Asheville, NC-based singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman. His first record for Anti- and Epitaph Records, Manning Fireworks was released on September 6th, 2024. It was preceded by the singles "She's Leaving You", "Joker Lips" and "Wristwatch". All songs written by MJ Lenderman Produced by MJ Lenderman & Alex Farrar Mixed by Alex Farrar Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Service Recorded by Alex Farrar at Drop of Sun in Asheville, NC Assistant engineering by Lawson Anderson on track 7 Cover by Matthew Reed and Andrew James Personnel: MJ Lenderman – vocals, bass guitar, drums, guitar, organ, production Alex Farrar – production, mixing, engineering (all tracks); Mellotron (track 2), piano (4, 5), drums (7) Greg Obis – mastering Karly Hartzman – vocals (tracks 1, 4–7, 9) Landon George – bass guitar (tracks 1, 6, 7), fiddle (1, 6), trombone (1, 9) Xandy Chelmis – pedal steel guitar (tracks 3, 4), background vocals (3) Ethan Baechtold – piano (track 6) Shane McCord – clarinet (tracks 7, 9) Colin Miller – slide guitar (track 7) Adam McDaniel – bass clarinet (track 9) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.