- 2025-05-23
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MUSIC
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Wednesday Returns with New Song “Elderberry Wine”
American alt-rock band Wednesday, consisting of Karly Hartzman (vocals/guitar), Alan Miller (drums), Xandy Chelmis (lap steel), Ethan Baechtold (bass) and MJ Lenderman (guitar), returned with a new song “Elderberry Wine” on May 21, 2025.
The song is their first music in two years since the 2023 album “Rat Saw God”.
It was written by Alexander Reuben Chelmis, Ethan Baechtold, Karly Matana Hartzman, Mark Jacob Lenderman, and Richard Alan Miller. Produced by Alex Farrar.
The band first performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This marks their TV debut.
The band lead singer Karly Hartzman said of the song, “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 fulfillment. There's a delicate balance that needs to be created, especially in love, for two lives to intersect without poisoning each other.”- The accompanying music video was directed by Spencer Kelly, starring Wednesday, George Hartzman, Chris Brandenburg, and Chris Brandenburg.
Director Spencer Kelly said of the video, “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.” -
Photo by Graham Tolbert - source : Apple Music
