Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman lists her favorite music, movies, TV shows, books & more of 2025

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End of Year List season is well underway, and Wednesday‘s 2025 album Bleeds has featured prominently on a ton of lists that we’ve seen. Wednesday leader Karly Hartzman got in on the action herself too, listing her favorite music, movies, TV shows, books, and scents of the year. See her picks below.

Wednesday start off 2026 on tour in Asia, Europe, and the UK, with US shows starting in March as they make their way to Coachella. Starting in July, they’ll support Tyler Childers on some more shows. See all dates below.

KARLY HARTZMAN’S FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2025
Colin Miller – “Losin”
Florry – “Sounds Like…”
Teethe – “Magic of the Sale”
Joe Harvey Whyte & Bobby Lee” – “Last Ride”
Joe Harvey Whyte & Paul Cousins – “in a fugue state”
Zach Romeo – “Little Action”
Drive By Truckers – “The Definitive Decoration Day”
Friendship – “Caveman Wakes Up”
TAGABOW – “Lotto”
Tanner York – “Welcome to the Shower”
FROG – “The Count”
Daffo – “Where the Earth Bends”
9million – S/T
Oklou – “choke enough”
Tracy Nelson – S/T EP
Water From Your Eyes – “It’s a Beautiful Place”
300SkullsandCounting – “This is My Zombie Killing Album”
PinkPantheress – “Fancy That”
Jane Remover – “Revengeseekerz”
Verity Den – “wet glass”
Geese – “Getting Killed”
Bleary Eyed – “Easy”
Nyxy Nyx – “screaming window EP”
Deftones – “private music”
Rosalia – “Lux”
Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru – “Church of Kidane Mehet”
Cash Only Tony’s – Split EP
Zach Top – “Ain’t In It or My Health”
Audrey Hobert – “Who’s the Clown?”
Cass McCombs – “Interior Live Oak”
Doug Newman – “Ulyssa Presents”

KARLY HARTZMAN’S FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2025
Weapons
One Battle After Another
Sinners

KARLY HARTZMAN’S FAVORITE TV SHOWS OF 2025
The Chair Comppany
The Pitt
Pee Wee as Himself

KARLY HARTZMAN’S FAVORITE BOOKS/COMICS OF 2025
“Little Lazurus” Michael Bible
“Hyde Street” Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
“Mine is a Long, Lonesome Grave” Justin Jordan

KARLY HARTZMAN’S FAVORITE SCENTS OF 2025
Perfumer H “Smoke”
Byredo “Bibliotheque”
Phlur “Missing Person”

WEDNESDAY: 2026 TOUR DATES
Jan 20, 2026 LIQUIDROOM Shibuya City, Tokyo
Jan 21, 2026 Shangri-La Osaka, Osaka
Jan 23, 2026 SA Hall Seoul
Jan 25, 2026 Mom Livehouse Hong Kong
Jan 27, 2026 The Wall Livehouse Taipei
Feb 4, 2026 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 5, 2026 Parkteatret Oslo, Norway
Feb 6, 2026 Debaser Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 8, 2026 Molotow Musikclub Hamburg, Germany
Feb 9, 2026 Lido Berlin, Germany
Feb 10, 2026 Strom Munich, Bavaria
Feb 11, 2026 Circolo Arci Bellezza Milan, Italy
Feb 14, 2026 Bilborock Bilbao, Spain
Feb 15, 2026 Copernico Madrid, Spain
Feb 16, 2026 La Nau Locales de Ensayo (La Nau) Barcelona, Catalonia
Feb 19, 2026 Botanique Orangerie Brussels, Belgium
Feb 20, 2026 Le Trabendo Paris, France
Feb 21, 2026 Paradiso Noord Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 23, 2026 The Fleece Bristol, England
Feb 24, 2026 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, UK
Feb 25, 2026 Roundhouse London, England
Mar 13, 2026 The Mill & Mine Knoxville, TN
Mar 14, 2026 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Mar 15, 2026 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
Mar 17, 2026 Tipitina’s New Orleans, LA
Mar 19, 2026 Emo’s Austin Austin, TX
Mar 20, 2026 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Mar 21, 2026 Beer City Music Hall Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 22, 2026 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
Mar 24, 2026 Delmar Hall St. Louis, MO
Mar 26, 2026 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Mar 27, 2026 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Mar 28, 2026 The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Mar 30, 2026 The KING of CLUBS Columbus, OH
Mar 31, 2026 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY
Apr 1, 2026 Roadrunner Boston, MA
Apr 4, 2026 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Apr 5, 2026 The Ramkat Winston-Salem, NC
Apr 10, 2026 Coachella Music and Arts Festival Indio, CA
Apr 17, 2026 Coachella Music and Arts Festival Indio, CA
Apr 21, 2026 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
Apr 22, 2026 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
Apr 23, 2026 The Moore Theatre Seattle, WA
Apr 24, 2026 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
Jun 12, 2026 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
Jun 21, 2026 Green River Festival Greenfield, MA
Jul 9, 2026 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Maryland Heights, MO *
Jul 12, 2026 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL *
Jul 14, 2026 Morton Amphitheater Riverside, MO *
Jul 15, 2026 Casey’s Center Des Moines, IA *
Jul 18, 2026 Folsom Field Boulder, CO *
Sep 30, 2026 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA *
Oct 2, 2026 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA *
Oct 3, 2026 Moda Center Portland, OR *