Bleeds is the sixth studio album by American rock band Wednesday, released on September 19, 2025 on Dead Oceans.

Tracklist:

Reality TV Argument Bleeds
Townies
Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)
Elderberry Wine
Phish Pepsi
Candy Breath
The Way Love Goes
Pick Up That Knife
Wasp
Bitter Everyday
Carolina Murder Suicide
Garys II

Bleeds is an intoxicating collection of narrative-heavy Southern rock thatlike many of the most arresting passages from the North Carolina bands highlight reel so farthoughtfully explores the vivid link between curiosity and confession.

Bleeds is not only the best Wednesday recordits also the most Wednesday record, a patchwork-style triumph of literary allusions and outlaw grit, of place-based poetry and hair-raising noise.

Hartzman – founder, frontwoman, and primary lyricistcredits Wednesdays tightened grasp on their own identity to time spent collaborating on previous albums, plus a tour schedule thats been both rewarding and relentless. Bleeds is the spiritual successor to Rat Saw God, and I think the quintessential Wednesday Creek Rock album, Hartzman said, articulating satisfaction with the ways her band has sharpened its trademark sound, how theyve refined the formula that makes them one of the most interesting rock bands of their generation.

This is what Wednesday songs are supposed to sound like, she said. Weve devoted a lot of our lives to figuring this outand I feel like we did.

Just like Rat Saw God, one of the defining rock & roll records of the 2020s so far, Bleeds came together at Drop of Sun in Asheville and was produced by Alex Farrar, whos been recording the band since Twin Plagues. Hartzman again brought demos to the studio, where she and her bandmatesXandy Chelmis (lap steel, pedal steel), Alan Miller (drums), Ethan Baechtold (bass, piano), and Jake M.J. Lenderman (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.

More than ever, the precise proportions were steered by the lyricismnot only its tone or subject matter, but also the actual sound of the words, as well as Hartzmans masterfully subjective approach to detail selection.

Available on limited eco-mix coloured vinyl (please note vinyl will vary in colour) / standard black vinyl & CD.

Tracklist:
A1. Reality TV Argument Bleeds
A2. Townies
A3. Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)
A4. Elderberry Wine
A5. Phish Pepsi
A6. Candy Breath
B1. The Way Love Goes
B2. Pick Up That Knife
B3. Wasp
B4. Bitter Everyday
B5. Carolina Murder Suicide
B6. Garys II