Photo credit © Hollie Fernando 2021
Wet Leg share video for “Oh No”
Announce run of UK instore shows
Confirmed for SXSW & nominated for 5 x NME Awards
Debut album ‘Wet Leg’ out April 8th 2022
“2022’s hottest band” The Guardian
“One of the most exciting bands around right now” Sunday Times Style
“The most fun new band of 2022” The Times
“Criminally addictive” The Face
“Wet Leg, the indie rock revelation of 2021” The Observer
“They’re one of those new bands whose sound and aesthetic seem to have arrived fully formed,
promising exciting if totally unpredictable things to come” New York Times
“They’ve got the tunes to back up the hype” Evening Standard
“A breath of fresh air” The Independent
“One of the most exciting breakout bands of 2021” DIY Class Of 2022
“Immensely charming” Stereogum
“Believe the hype” Stylist
“Glorious” The i Paper
“One of 2022’s most anticipated debuts” Metro
“2022 is going to be their year” Clash
“The most exciting new band on the planet” Dork Hype List 2022
“Stupidly fun and outrageously addictive” NME
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers each wear a small gold necklace made by Hester: one that says Wet, and one that says Leg. Before last summer, those necklaces would have been cryptic to almost everyone else. However, a lot has changed since then. Wet Leg only released their debut single, “Chaise Longue”, in June 2021, but have quickly gone from strength to strength. Collectively the four songs they have shared with the world (“Wet Dream”, “Too Late Now” and “Oh No” followed “Chaise Longue”) have clocked up over 20 million streams and 4.5 million views on YouTube. Their most recent accolade: being ranked #2 in BBC’s Sound Of 2022 list.
Today, the duo are pleased to share the video for their song “Oh No”. Like their videos for “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream”, the video for “Oh No” was self-directed. Teasdale says of making it: “It’s been a pretty wild ride for us these past few months, we never really thought much past actually making music and playing gigs. It’s quite an odd thing to suddenly open yourself to so much criticism and praise alike. The comments that complete strangers will leave on our videos are so funny and range wildly in sentiment. Although we know it is bad for us to read them and we try to avoid it, sometimes it’s irresistible when you’re on your own; the 3am doom scroll really gets you. For this video, we have obsessively selected our favourite bits from the comments sections across our socials – the good, the bad, the ugly – and have repurposed them to make something new. It has been quite cathartic actually.”
Rhian continues: “The video was shot on the Isle of Wight, at the bottom of a chairlift that you can take from the top of the cliff. The rope costume – made by costume designer Kate Tabor – weighed an absolute tonne and it took three of us to carry it down the cliff to shoot. We’d each grab onto a limb, and after 20 minutes of heavy lifting managed to get it down the steep steps leading to the beach. We’re thinking of starting it up as a work-out class for alternative types.”
Alongside the new video, Wet Leg have announced a run of instore gigs at UK record shops including London, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham around the release of their debut album Wet Leg (due April 8th). These instore shows are on-sale now from individual record stores. Also, their forthcoming Koko show in London has had to be upgraded again – the band will now play Camden’s Electric Ballroom on 26th April.
Confirmed UK instore gigs are as follows;
Thursday 7th April Banquet @ PRYZM, Kingston Tickets
Friday 8th April Rough Trade East, London Tickets
Saturday 9th April Resident, Brighton Tickets
Sunday 10th April Rough Trade, Bristol Tickets
Monday 11th April Rough Trade, Nottingham Tickets
Tuesday 12th April HMV, Birmingham Tickets
Additionally, Wet Leg have been nominated for 5 x BandLab NME Awards including Best New Act In The World, Best Song In The World, Best Music Video, Best New Act (UK) and Best Song (UK).
Two prestigious SXSW showcases have been confirmed for the band next month in Austin, Texas including BBC/The British Music Embassy and Domino, with more to be announced.
Wet Leg (the forthcoming debut album) was recorded and produced in the main by Speedy Wunderground’s Dan Carey. Rhian says of the process: “It was such a beautiful and homely studio, with no glass separating us. We didn’t have much studio recording experience, but we immediately felt at ease at Dan’s.” The album was mostly recorded in April 2021, meaning they had a finished album before the world had even heard “Chaise Longue” or played live. “I guess how it happened was unconventional,” admits Hester. Rhian speculates: “Not many new bands get the opportunity to cocoon themselves in the studio without the noise and opinions of the outside world.” “It felt like a weird social experiment” jokes Hester.
The album is sad music for party people, and party music for sad people. The main focus was always ‘good-times-all-the-time’ right from the start. Whilst the album is for the most part a representation of that sensibility, a dry and often dark sense of humour ripples through. It is cathartic and joyful and punk and scuzzy and, above all, it’s fun.
Stream all four songs Wet Leg have released so far here.
Wet Leg is available to pre-order on exclusive clear vinyl (with a 7” of two non-album tracks) via the band’s webstore, standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally.
A variety of merch (T-shirt, print) is available as a pre-order bundle too.
Pre-order: Wet Leg Store | Digital
Upcoming Wet Leg live dates;
1st February Elsewhere, Margate – Independent Venue Week – sold out
2nd February 100 Club, London – Independent Venue Week – sold out
3rd February The Louisiana, Bristol – Independent Venue Week – sold out
2nd March The Back Room @ Colectivo, Milwaukee, WI – sold out
3rd March Amsterdam Hall, St Paul, MN – sold out
4th March Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL – sold out
5th March A&R Music Bar, Columbus, OH – sold out
7th March Opera House, Toronto, ON – sold out
8th March Bar le Ritz PBD, Montreal, QC – sold out
10th March Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY – sold out
11th March DC9, Washington, DC – sold out
12th March Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA – sold out
14th March The Basement, Nashville, TN – sold out
16th March Domino showcase @ Half-Step, SXSW, Austin, TX
17th March The British Music Embassy / BBC @ Cedar Street Courtyard, SXSW, Austin, TX
20th March Secret Group, Houston, TX – sold out
23rd March Pabellon Cuervo, Mexico City, Mexico ^ (^with Idles)
25th March Music Box, San Diego, CA – sold out
26th March Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA – sold out
27th March Vitalidad, Portland, OR – sold out
29th March Bimbo’s 365 Club, San Francisco, CA – sold out
30th March The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – sold out
16th April Newcastle University, Newcastle – sold out
17th April The Mash House, Edinburgh – sold out
19th April Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – sold out
20th April Gorilla, Manchester – sold out
21st April Trinity Centre, Bristol – sold out
23rd April o2 Institute, Birmingham – sold out
24th April Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich – sold out
26th April Electric Ballroom, London – venue upgraded + sold out
27th April The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth – sold out
14th May Point Ephemere, Paris – sold out
15th May Le Nuits Botanique @ Botanique Rotonde, Brussels
16th May Jaki, Cologne
19th May Doornroosje, Nijmegen
20th May Rotown, Rotterdam – sold out
21st May London Calling @ Paradiso, Amsterdam
23rd May Milla, Munich
24th May Milla, Munich – sold out
25th May Berghain/Kantine, Berlin – sold out
28th May Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park, Warrington
16th June Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
9th July TRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow
25th August Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver – sold out
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