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About two years ago, the Asheville, North Carolina band Wednesday released Rat Saw God. It was our favorite album of 2023, and it helped establish an entire universe of laid-back, twangy indie rockers. Lots of things have happened with Wednesday since then. Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman, the couple at the center of the band, split up, and Lenderman found fame as a solo artist. Earlier this year, we learned that Lenderman will no longer tour with Wednesday, though he does play on their as-yet-unannounced upcoming album. On Wednesday, Wednesday returned with “Elderberry Wine,” their first new song since Rat Saw God. Hours later, Wednesday played that song on Colbert, and MJ Lenderman was right there with them.
