This week, MJ Lenderman appeared on The Adam Friedland Show , where he proudly said he has the Neil Young Archives app on his phone. This wasn’t very surprising, since Lenderman has often drawn comparisons to the singer-songwriter, ever since the Wednesday guitarist broke through with his 2024 solo album, Manning Fireworks . “I grew up believing that every band that I like somehow is influenced by Neil Young,” he said last year. “He’s my number one.” Lenderman performs his hero’s songs quite