Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DOC328LP-C9

Colour

Pink

Colour details

Clear Bubblegum Yolk

Discogs ID

[r29103895]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

674012925424

Total Cap

Pink LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

DOC328LP

Black

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

2023-04-07

0656605162812

Black LP

DOC328CD

Silver

0656605162829

Silver CD

DOC328LP-C1

Purple

Extended format: Yes

0656605162836

Purple LP

Artist

Wednesday

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Dead Oceans

Wednesday is a talented and versatile artist who has made a name for themselves in the music industry. With a unique blend of genres including pop, rock, and electronic, Wednesday's music captivates listeners with its catchy melodies and heartfelt lyrics.
Having started their musical journey at a young age, Wednesday honed their skills as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Their passion for creating meaningful music shines through in every song they produce.
With several successful albums under their belt, Wednesday has gained a dedicated fan base worldwide. Their powerful vocals and captivating stage presence make for unforgettable live performances that leave audiences wanting more.

Dead Oceans is a US label based in Bloomington, Indiana. Established in 2007 by Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Phil Waldorf, it is closely affiliated with Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar. This label has become the home for renowned artists such as Mitski, Kevin Morby, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin, and Slowdive.
With its roots deeply intertwined with other successful labels like Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans has established itself as a prominent force in the music industry since its inception in 2007. Founded by Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Phil Waldorf alongside Austin-based collaborator Phil Waldorf; this label continues to nurture exceptional talent.
The roster of Dead Oceans boasts an impressive lineup of diverse musicians who have gained recognition worldwide. Artists such as Mitski with her emotionally charged songs, Kevin Morby's introspective melodies, Phoebe Bridgers' hauntingly beautiful tunes, the mesmerizing sounds of Khruangbin and the ethereal shoegaze revivalists Slowdive all call Dead Oceans their current musical home.

The 100 best albums from 2023 based on a year of listening, months of consideration, weeks of discussion and days of compiling. Every one of these albums has made an impact on us this year but to learn more about the ones that made the top 20, please <a href="http://blog.roughtrade.com/uk-albums-of-the-year-2023/">click here for the UK</a> and here <a href="http://blog.roughtrade.com/vinyl-albums-of-the-year-2023-rough-trade-us/">for the US</a>. To see all our the Rough Trade Exclusive editions from our top 20, released to celebrate our Albums of the Year, <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/collection/albums-of-the-year-exclusives-2023">click here for the UK</a>, <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-us/collection/albums-of-the-year-exclusives-2023">here for the US</a> and <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-de/collection/albums-of-the-year-exclusives-2023">here for Europe</a>.

Albums of the Year 2023

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Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2023 (UK)

Rank: #11 (<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/collection/albums-of-the-year-2023">See full list here</a>).

A Wednesday song is a quilt. A short story collection, a half-memory,
a patchwork of portraits of the American south, disparate moments
that somehow make sense as a whole. Karly Hartzman, the songwriter /
vocalist / guitarist at the helm of the project, is a story collector as
much as she is a storyteller: a scholar of people and one-liners. Rat
Saw God, the Asheville quintet’s new and best record, is ekphrastic but
autobiographical and above all, deeply empathetic. Across the album’s ten
tracks Hartzman, guitarist MJ Lenderman, bassist Margo Shultz, drummer
Alan Miller, and lap/pedal steel player Xandy Chelmis build a shrine to
minutiae. Half-funny, half-tragic dispatches from North Carolina unfurling
somewhere between the wailing skuzz of Nineties shoegaze and classic
country twang, that distorted lap steel and Hartzman’s voice slicing
through the din.


Rat Saw God is an album about riding a bike down a suburban stretch
in Greensboro while listening to My Bloody Valentine for the first time on
an iPod Nano, past a creek that runs through the neighborhood riddled
with broken glass bottles and condoms, a front yard filled with broken
and rusted car parts, a lonely and dilapidated house reclaimed by kudzu.
Four Lokos and rodeo clowns and a kid who burns down a corn field.
Roadside monuments, church marquees, poppers and vodka in a plastic
water bottle, the shit you get away with at Jewish summer camp, strange
sentimental family heirlooms at the thrift stores. The way the South hums
alive all night in the summers and into fall, the sound of high school
football games, the halo effect from the lights polluting the darkness. It’s
not really bright enough to see in front of you, but in that stretch of inky
void – somehow – you see everything.

The songs on Rat Saw God don’t recount epics, just the everyday.
They’re true, they’re real life, blurry and chaotic and strange – which is
in-line with Hartzman’s own ethos: “Everyone’s story is worthy,” she says,
plainly. “Literally every life story is worth writing down, because people
are so fascinating.”

But the thing about Rat Saw God - and about any Wednesday song,
really - is you don’t necessarily even need all the references to get it, the
weirdly specific elation of a song that really hits. Yeah, it’s all in the details
– how fucked up you got or get, how you break a heart, how you fall in
love, how you make yourself and others feel seen – but it’s mostly the way
those tiny moments add up into a song or album or a person.

Rat Saw God

Music GB

Discover Rat Saw God by Wednesday. Limited Edition CD, Tape, and LP formats available. Signed copies and Rough Trade Exclusive. Released by Dead Oceans. A quilt of stories from the American south, capturing the essence of everyday life in a blur of chaos and strange beauty.