Wednesday have announced a new album: Rat Saw God is out April 7 via Dead Oceans. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the lead single ‘Chosen to Deserve’, which is accompanied by a music video from director Spencer Kelly. Check it out below and scroll down for the album’s cover art, tracklist, and Wednesday’s upcoming tour dates.
“‘Chosen to Deserve’ is a writing exercise I gave myself to try to recreate the iconic song by Drive-By Truckers ‘Let There Be Rock’ but with my own experiences from growing up and fucking around and getting into stupid shit,” the band’s Karly Hartzman explained in a press release. “The video directed by Spencer Kelly shows the setting of my upbringing and antics: my parents’ neighborhood in Greensboro, NC and Lake Myers RV Resort.”
Rat Saw God will include the previously released single ‘Bull Believer’, which landed at No. 2 on our best songs of 2022 list. The 10-track LP was written in the months immediately after the completion of their 2021 record Twin Plagues and was laid down in a week at Asheville’s Drop of Sun studio. “I really jumped that hurdle with Twin Plagues where I was not worrying at all really about being vulnerable – I was finally comfortable with it, and I really wanna stay in that zone,” Hartzman said of her lyrical approach.
“Everyone’s story is worthy,” she added. “Literally every life story is worth writing down, because people are so fascinating.”
Last year, Wednesday put out the covers LP Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ’em Up. Revisit our Artist Spotlight interview with Wednesday.
Rat Saw God Cover Artwork:
Rat Saw God Tracklist:
1. Hot Grass Smell
2. Bull Believer
3. Got Shocked
4. Formula One
5. Chosen To Deserve
6. Bath County
7. Quarry
8. Turkey Vultures
9. What’s So Funny
10. TV in the Gas Pump
Wednesday 2023 Tour Dates:
Apr 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl ^
Apr 27 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^
Apr 28 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa ^
Apr 30 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada ^
May 1 – Austin, TX – The Ballroom ^
May 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar ^
May 4 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress ^
May 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom *
May 6 – San Francisco, CA – Independent ^
May 8 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
May 9 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret ^
May 10 – Seattle, WA – Barboza ^
May 11 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge ^
May 13 – Boise, ID – The Shredder ^~
May 12-14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
May 15 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge ^
May 17 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar ^
May 18 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway ^
May 19 – Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingers Rock N Roll Chicken Shack *
May 20 – Memphis, TN – Growlers ^
May 21 – Nashville, TN – Basement East ^
27/5 – Berlin, DE – Schokoladen
May 28 – Groningen, NL – Vera
May 29 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Upstairs
May 31 – Brussels, BE – Witlof Bar
Jun 1 – Paris, FR – L’International
Jun 3 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
Jun 5 – Manchester, UK – YES Basement
Jun 6 – London, UK – Lexington
Jun 7 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade
Jun 9 – Porto, PT – Primavera Sound
Jun 10 – Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound
Jun 15 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre @
Jun 16 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle @
Jun 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer !@
Jun 18 – Washington, DC – Black Cat @
Jun 20 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg @
Jun 21 – Cambridge, MA – Sinclair @
Jun 22 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz @
Jun 23 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern @
Jun 24 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme *
Jun 26 – Chicago, IL – Metro @
Jun 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club @
Jun 28 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club @
Jun 30 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups @
Jul 1 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel @
^ w/ Cryogeyser
% w/ Toner
@ w/ Tenci
* w/ Advance Base
! w/ All Dogs
~ w/ Mannequin Pussy
