Singer Kathy Hartzman’s shimmering vocals add a touch of Southern charm. It’s like stumbling upon a perfect recipe: just the right balance of sweet and messy, comforting in its familiarity, but with some unexpected twist (could it be cardamon?). While Wednesday’s sound isn’t particularly unique – they fall in the same vein as fellow indie angels Soccer Mommy, Julia Jacklin, Angel Olsen and Stella Donnely – their latest release feels special somehow. Rat Saw God has a sense of completion to it. Labelled as a central fixture of the indie sleaze revival, the pair borrow a few tropes from the 2010s and add an utterly contemporary touch. Some music publications didn’t like it very much, but I do! The New York-based sibling duo provides everything a girl could want on their fourth album: pounding beats, a few apathetic-toned meme references and earworm melodies that burrow into your brain and refuse to leave. That’s why I’ve pulled together all of the top tingle-inducing releases I’ve discovered in the past month. Of all the quirks of the human experience, that’s one I’m especially grateful for. Take repetitive beats and melodies, add the poetic vocals (switch on Spotify’s Lyrics feature if you haven’t already) and you’ve got a combination that works in just the right way to scratch some psychological itch, dousing us in dopamine like a bouncer with a hose at a sweaty summer festival. It turns out our positive reaction to music may just be some kind of happy accident. I don’t know about you, but that’s not something I’ve ever experienced while reading a book or watching TV.
Yet still, when a particularly perfect beat drops, it’s hard to deny its skin-prickling pleasure.
Looking for more music-centric content? Try our Music section. Most things we tend to enjoy – like eating, sleeping and occasionally leaving the house – are rooted in keeping our bodies alive and healthy, propelling the species forward. It’s one of the most (if not the most) widely adored art forms, but why do we like it so much? What’s the point of music? A highly philosophical question to start us out, I know, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
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