Manning Fireworks
by MJ Lenderman
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Manning Fireworks is ranked as the best album by MJ Lenderman.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Manning Fireworks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 5 days ago | Leginlists | 2,693 | 83/100 | |
| 03/03/2026 13:04 | Map | 499 | 81/100 | |
| 02/09/2026 18:28 |  Milhaud | 1,862 | 70/100 | |
| 02/04/2026 13:05 | IanHKatz | 981 | 76/100 | |
| 01/04/2026 07:15 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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"Manning Fireworks" has vivid vignette storytelling in the lyrics. Each song gives a little peak to a character at a specific moment in time. The line "I wouldn't be in the seminary if I could be with you" on "Rudolph" says so much in one sentence. "Manning Fireworks" paints a wonderful picture of a vile man. The production has its pros and cons. At times, its flatness creates a sense of exhaustion that enhances the emotions of the lyrics; at other times, it's just dreary. The extended outro on "Bark At The Moon" is the best example of this low. Well written with room to grow.
A real solid record from MJ, expanding his indie rock sound to take on a little more of a country influence. Got a few of the tunes very much stuck in my head currently!
Solid but unoriginal country hued rock. Don't understand the album of the year hyperbole tbh
Really cool laid back album.
I like this album very much. The guitarmelodies are excellent. Like Wilco early this century. On my knees is the best song of 2024. I hope also Wilco will reach this level again after losing it the last ten years.
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