{"product_id":"wednesday-bleeds-cd","title":"Wednesday - Bleeds (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBleeds\u003c\/strong\u003e is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBleeds\u003c\/strong\u003e is not only the best \u003cstrong\u003eWednesday\u003c\/strong\u003e record—it’s also the most \u003cstrong\u003eWednesday \u003c\/strong\u003erecord, a patchwork-style triumph of literary allusions and outlaw grit, of place-based poetry and hair-raising noise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHartzman\u003c\/strong\u003e - founder, frontwoman, and primary lyricist—credits Wednesday’s tightened grasp on their own identity to time spent collaborating on previous albums, plus a tour schedule that’s been both rewarding and relentless. “\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBleeds\u003c\/strong\u003e is the spiritual successor to \u003cstrong\u003eRat Saw God\u003c\/strong\u003e, and I think the quintessential ‘Wednesday Creek Rock’ album,\u003c\/em\u003e” Hartzman said, articulating satisfaction with the ways her band has sharpened its trademark sound, how they’ve refined the formula that makes them one of the most interesting rock bands of their generation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This is what Wednesday songs are supposed to sound like,” \u003c\/em\u003eshe said. “\u003cem\u003eWe’ve devoted a lot of our lives to figuring this out—and I feel like we did.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust like \u003cstrong\u003eRat Saw God,\u003c\/strong\u003e one of the defining rock \u0026amp; roll records of the 2020s so far, \u003cstrong\u003eBleeds \u003c\/strong\u003ecame together at Drop of Sun in Asheville and was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Farrar,\u003c\/strong\u003e who’s been recording the band since \u003cstrong\u003eTwin Plagues. Hartzman \u003c\/strong\u003eagain brought demos to the studio, where she and her bandmates—\u003cstrong\u003eXandy Chelmis \u003c\/strong\u003e(lap steel, pedal steel), \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Miller \u003c\/strong\u003e(drums), \u003cstrong\u003eEthan Baechtold\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass, piano), and \u003cstrong\u003eJake “M.J.” Lenderman\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar)—worked as a team to bulk-up the compositions with the exact right amounts of country truth-telling, indie-pop hooks, and noisy sludge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than ever, the precise proportions were steered by the lyricism—not only its tone or subject matter, but also the actual sound of the words, as well as Hartzman’s masterfully subjective approach to detail selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable on limited eco-mix coloured vinyl (please note vinyl will vary in colour) \/ standard black vinyl \u0026amp; CD. \u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1. Reality TV Argument Bleeds\u003cbr\u003eA2. Townies\u003cbr\u003eA3. Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)\u003cbr\u003eA4. Elderberry Wine\u003cbr\u003eA5. Phish Pepsi\u003cbr\u003eA6. Candy Breath\u003cbr\u003eB1. The Way Love Goes\u003cbr\u003eB2. Pick Up That Knife\u003cbr\u003eB3. Wasp\u003cbr\u003eB4. Bitter Everyday\u003cbr\u003eB5. Carolina Murder Suicide\u003cbr\u003eB6. Gary’s II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE0waEdE2Pw?si=O2jLA31Iy8Q4MP9M\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wednesday","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48213912715508,"sku":"DOC428CD","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/Wednesday_-_Bleeds_Vinyle.jpg?v=1757037285","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/wednesday-bleeds-cd","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}