Wednesday is an American alternative rock band from Asheville, North Carolina, currently signed to Dead Oceans.

The band consists of vocalist Karly Hartzman, guitarist MJ Lenderman, lap steel player Xandy Chelmis, drummer Alan Miller and bassist Ethan Baechtold.

The band's style has been described as a mixture of shoegaze and country rock, while their lyrical content has been praised for its storytelling about life in the American south.

[6] Hartzman was inspired to start playing guitar after watching Mitski's NPR Tiny Desk concert.

Lenderman would join Wednesday in 2018 for an EP called How Do You Let Love Into the Heart That Isn’t Split Wide Open.

[12][13][10]On March 11, 2022, the band released a covers album titled Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'em Up, featuring cover versions of songs by Gary Stewart, Chris Bell, Roger Miller, Drive-By Truckers, Hotline TNT, Greg Sage, Vic Chesnutt, Medicine and The Smashing Pumpkins.

[14][15] On September 8, 2022, the band left Orindal Records and signed to Dead Oceans, releasing the single "Bull Believer".

The pair started dating around the time of Twin Plagues, and several Wednesday songs have since made reference to their relationship,[10] though they have since split.