Karly Hartzman , the lead singer and songwriter for the band Wednesday , finds inspiration pretty much where she goes. “I’m always just on like a continuous writing mode. I write whenever I get even the slightest feeling. Whenever I feel inspired by something I’m experiencing or remembering or watching or reading, it’s like a million different things, so I just never stop.”

On the band’s achingly beautiful new LP Bleeds , Hartzman pulls from memories growing up in North Carolina, poetry books, and even crime podcasts. (The song “Carolina Murder Suicide” was inspired by the Murdaugh deaths and trial.) Heartbreak and the fallout of a relationship also set the tone of the album. Partway through writing the album, Hartzman split from her longtime partner MJ Lenderman , who served as th

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