Perfect (Smashing Pumpkins)
Asheville's Wednesday fuses shoegaze haze, noise rock, and alt-country twang into vivid stories of the American South.
Perfect (Smashing Pumpkins)
Wednesday
Wednesday - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
MOODS · hazy · noisy · Southern gothic · nostalgic · atmospheric · raw · twangy · introspective · gritty · melancholic
Wednesday is an American rock band formed in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2017 by Karly Hartzman (vocals, guitar), later joined by MJ Lenderman (guitar, backing vocals), Xandy Chelmis (pedal steel, backing vocals), Alan Miller (drums), and Ethan Baechtold (bass). Their sound blends shoegaze, noise rock, and alternative country, with lyrics praised for their storytelling about Southern life.
Wednesday's 2023 album Rat Saw God met widespread critical acclaim, and their 2025 follow-up Bleeds received a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100, rated 'universal acclaim' based on 20 critic reviews. The band's mix of noisy guitar textures, pedal steel, and vivid Southern narrative songwriting has made them one of the more celebrated rock acts to emerge from the American underground scene in recent years.
Played 3 times on WOKE-1.