Wednesday - Bleeds

Wednesday return with their new album Bleeds, a patchwork-style triumph of literary allusions and outlaw grit, of place-based poetry and hair-raising noise.

The band made their TV debut performing standout single, Elderberry Wine, on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert this month.

Lauded by Pitchfork as “one of the best indie rock bands around”,their breakthrough album Rat Saw God received endless critical acclaim across The New York Times, the Guardian and many others with Stereogum noting “Wednesday might end up as the greatest indie band of their generation.”

Can a self-portrait be a collage? Can empathy be autobiographical? What’s the point of living if we’re not trying to understand all the horror and humor that surrounds everything? These are a few of the questions lurking under the bleachers of Wednesday’s new album Bleeds, an intoxicating collection of narrative-heavy Southern rock that—like many of the most arresting passages from the North Carolina band’s highlight reel so far—thoughtfully explores the vivid link between curiosity and confession. Bleeds is not only the best Wednesday record—it’s also the most Wednesday record, a patchwork-style triumph of literary allusions and outlaw grit, of place-based poetry and hair-raising noise.