Wednesday release a video for ‘Bath County,’ the driving new single from their highly awaited new album Rat Saw God, out April 7th.
“This is a song I wrote on a porch in Bath County, Virginia when me and [lead guitarist] Jake [Lenderman] were visiting Jake’s moms hometown. It includes some imagery I saw on that trip as well as a description of a guy we saw overdosed in a parking lot early one morning on our way to Dollywood,” Karly Hartzman explains.
Of the video, which Hartzman also directed, she says “The video I made myself is an homage to PJ Harvey’s video for ‘Man-Size.’ I’ve never seen someone emit as much confidence as she does in that video. I wanted to pretend for a minute I possessed that attitude but it was harder than it looks! Endless respect for Peej.”
Both of the album’s previously released singles, “Chosen To Deserve” and “Bull Believer,” have been awarded the coveted Best New Track distinction from Pitchfork who also profiled the band called them “one of the most compelling indie rock bands in America,” with NPR predicting that Rat Saw God “may be one of the biggest [albums] of 2023.”
Additionally, Wednesday have announced 2023 US and EU tour dates that go from April through July. All dates below.
TOUR DATES:
26/4 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
27/4 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn *
28/4 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa *
30/4 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada *
1/5 – Austin, TX – The Ballroom *
3/5 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar *
4/5 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *
5/5 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom !
6/5 – San Francisco, CA – Independent *
8/5 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
9/5 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret *
10/5 – Seattle, WA – Barboza *
11/5 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge *
13/5 – Boise, ID – The Shredder *~
12-14/5 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
15/5 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
17/5 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar *
18/5 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
19/5 – Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingers Rock N Roll Chicken Shack *
20/5 – Memphis, TN – Growlers *
21/5 – Nashville, TN – Basement East *
27/5 – Berlin, DE – Schokoladen
28/5 – Groningen, NL – Vera
29/5 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Upstairs
31/5 – Brussels, BE – Witlof Bar
1/6 – Paris, FR – L’International
3/6 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
5/6 – Manchester, UK – YES Basement
6/6 – London, UK – Lexington
7/6 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade
9/6 – Porto, PT – Primavera Sound
10/6 – Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound
15/6 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre #
16/6 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
17/6 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer @#
18/6 – Washington, DC – Black Cat #
20/6 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
21/6 – Cambridge, MA – Sinclair #
22/6 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz #
23/6 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern #
24/6 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme %
26/6 – Chicago, IL – Metro #$
27/6 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club #
28/6 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club #
30/6 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups #
1/7 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel #
^ w/ Drive-by Truckers
* w/ Cryogeyser
! w/ Toner
# w/ Tenci
% w/ Advance Base
@ w/ All Dogs
~ w/ Mannequin Pussy
$ w/ Squirrel Flower
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