Wednesday share “TV In The Gas Pump” from new LP
Wednesday have released the final single off their anticipated new LP Rat Saw God, out April 7 via Dead Oceans. “TV In The Gas Pump” takes a straight-ahead indie sound and underscores it with screechy, distorted guitars. Frontwoman Karly Hartzman explains:
This is the first song I’ve written about being on the road, and I really just wanted to collect all that imagery you ingest on tour. A few images that made it in the song include: the never ending gas station stops that blend together and the dystopian gas pump advertisements, a stressful experience in a Panera bread and a story of coming up from taking what you thought was a microdose of shrooms in a Dollar General.
The song comes with an uncanny animated music video directed by Lewis Dahm, who says, “This video is a result of Karly’s sicko vision of the Arresting Beauty of the American South. That vision was digitized by local freak-on-a-leash Lewis Dahm.” Watch it below.
Wednesday have a ton of tour dates coming up, including a stop in Brooklyn with Tenci on June 20 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Before that, they’re throwing Mr. Rat’s Flea Market, a market and art show they curated celebrating the release of Rat Saw God, on April 8 at TV Eye in Queens. See all dates below.
WEDNESDAY — 2023 TOUR DATES
3/31 – Athens, OH @ Ohio University (Lobster Fest)
4/1 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club ^
4/26 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West *
4/27 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn *
4/28 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa *
4/30 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada *
5/1 – Austin, TX – Mohawk *
5/3 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister *
5/4 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *
5/5 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom !
5/6 – San Francisco, CA – Independent *
5/8 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
5/9 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret *
5/10 – Seattle, WA – Neumos *
5/11 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge *
5/12-14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
5/13 – Boise, ID – The Shredder *~
5/15 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
5/17 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar *
5/18 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
5/19 – Little Rock, AR – Stickyz Rock N Roll Chicken Shack *
5/20 – Memphis, TN – Growlers *
5/21 – Nashville, TN – Basement East *
5/27 – Berlin, DE – Schokoladen
5/28 – Groningen, NL – Vera
5/29 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Upstairs
5/31 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
6/1 – Paris, FR – L’International
6/3 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
6/5 – Manchester, UK – YES Basement
6/6 – London, UK – The Lexington
6/7 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade
6/9 – Porto, PT – Primavera Sound
6/10 – Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound
6/11 – Madrid, ES – Primavera in the City
6/15 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre #
6/16 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
6/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer @#
6/18 – Washington, DC – Black Cat #
6/20 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
6/21 – Cambridge, MA – Sinclair #
6/22 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz #
6/23 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern #
6/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme %
6/26 – Chicago, IL – Metro #$
6/27 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club #
6/28 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club #
6/30 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups #
7/1 – 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