Wednesday - "Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)"

Photo by Graham Tolbert

If you've been here for a while, you probably know how obsessed we are with Wednesday. Maybe you've been wondering what the big deal with the North Carolina band is, and, if so, their latest single is the perfect introduction to why they are so great. "Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)" starts out more on the Americana side of things. It's not exactly alt-country, but Karly Hartzman's vocals will always have just enough twang to make things at least a little country. Slowly, the noise begins to take over the song, and what started out as a mellow (if a little noisy) track ends as a raging indie rock noise collision. This is all while still maintaining the roots of the song's original Americana base. Wednesday are one of those bands that deserve all their accolades, and possibly more.

Karly Hartzman says of her band's upcoming new album:

“Bleeds is the spiritual successor to Rat Saw God, and I think the quintessential ‘Wednesday Creek Rock’ album. This is what Wednesday songs are supposed to sound like. We’ve devoted a lot of our lives to figuring this out—and I feel like we did.”

You can watch the video for "Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)" below. Bleeds is due out September 19 on Dead Oceans, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Wednesday, check out the band's gloriously retro website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

7/26-7/27 – Portland, OR @ Project Pabst

9/27 – Austin, TX @ LEVITATION Festival

10/09 – Santa Fe, NM @ Tumble Root *

10/10–12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival 

10/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *

10/14 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern *

10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *

10/18 – Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater *

10/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *

10/22 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *

10/23 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre *

11/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^

11/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^

11/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^

11/13 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda ^

11/15 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall ^

11/16 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^

11/17 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theater ^

11/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron ^

11/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre ^

11/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^

* w/ Friendship

^ w/ Daffo