Wednesday have shared new single ‘Elderberry Wine’, alongside a Spencer Kelly-directed video. The North Carolina rock band will make their television debut performing the track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The single marks Wednesday’s first new music since their 2023 album ‘Rat Saw God’. “‘Elderberry Wine’ is about the potential for sweet things in life (love, family, success) to become poison if not prepared for and attended to correctly,” frontwoman Karly Hartzman says.
“Elderberry is known as a healing fruit, and is an ingredient in many tonics and syrups to aid the immune system. One time however, my sister consumed them raw and it immediately induced vomiting. So ‘Elderberry Wine’ is ultimately a love song about creating just the right environment for fulfilment. There’s a delicate balance that needs to be created, especially in love, for two lives to intersect without poisoning each other.”
Director Spencer Kelly discusses the video’s creation, saying, “We shot most of this music video at The Bench, Greensboro’s second-oldest bar and easily one of its most vibrant. On any given day, you’ll find people there from all walks of life swapping stories beneath the music blasting overhead. We came in with some specific scripted scenes, but we wanted to capture the bar as authentically as possible—so everyone you see in the video is a regular, including Karly’s dad, George. This video is a bit of a love letter to places like this, where the sense of community runs deep and the beers are always cold.”
The band, comprising Karly Hartzman, MJ Lenderman, Xandy Chelmis, Alan Miller, and Ethan Baechtold, will also play:
JULY
26 Project Pabst, Portland, US
27 Project Pabst, Portland, US
OCTOBER
10 Best Friends Forever, Las Vegas, US
11 Best Friends Forever, Las Vegas, US
12 Best Friends Forever, Las Vegas, US
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