Bleeds, the fifth salvo from this Dead Oceans-signed, Asheville, N.C.-based indie outfit, is truly the best album of 1994. Who thought it would be so compelling to graft country rock idioms to the ...

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Wednesday released their sixth studio album “Bleeds” on September 19. With a heightened Southern twang, Wednesday has transcended beyond their grungy rock style to engulf more of a country ...

Vocalist Karly Hartzman is a casual goddess. There’s not a lot of screamy, throat-shearing catharsis here (barring the 90-second “Wasp”), but her delivery can be plaintive (“Elderberry Wine”) or ...

Wednesday's lead singer and main songwriter, Karly Hartzman (second from right), is fiercely loyal to her home state of North Carolina. The songs on the band's sixth album, Bleeds, are filled with ...