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WEDNESDAY: (Singing) Cracked my tooth on a cough drop. Winter stuck around after it's gone. Grocery store on Christmas. Parked too close to someone to get out SIMON: The album is called "Bleeds," and ...

Wednesday's lead singer and main songwriter, Karly Hartzman (second from right), is fiercely loyal to her home state of North Carolina. The songs on the band's sixth album, Bleeds, are filled with ...