Britain’s Wet Leg, one of the most buzzed-about indie groups to emerge in years via their singles “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream,” have dropped two new songs and unveiled the release date for their forthcoming debut album and a big pile of tour dates in the U.S. and the U.K.
Hailing from the unlikely locale of the Isle of Wight in southern England, the group’s core members — Rhian TeasdaleandHester Chambers— have released two new songs, “Too Late Now”and“Oh No.” As Teasdalenotes in the the announcement, “Too Late Now” is “about sleepwalking into adulthood. I never imagined that my adult life would look the way it does and I guess this song reflects on some of the pressures and pulls of life. Sometimes I get really inside my head and everything can feel very overwhelming. I think this song is about accepting that life can feel a bit shit from time to time. Maybe don’t indulge that thought too much though. Just take some time for yourself. Take a breath. Have a bath. It might make you feel a bit better.”
The video for “Too Late Now,” directed byFred Rowson,continues in offbeat surrealism of its predecessors, with the band “beamed in from space to seek out the bubble bath of enlightenment.”
Wet Leg was recorded and mostly produced by Speedy Wunderground’s Dan Carey (“Chaise Longue” and “Angelica” were produced by Jon McMullen and Josh Mobaraki respectively). The album was mostly recorded in London, in April 2021, meaning they had a finished album before the world had even heard debut single “Chaise Longue” or played live. “I guess how it happened was unconventional,” Chambers admits.
Yet despite the group’s often humorous lyrics and videos, these days, it’s hard to avoid some seriousness creeping in. “Wet Leg was originally just supposed to be funny,”Teasdalesays in the announcement.“As a woman, there’s so much put on you, in that your only value is how pretty or cool you look. But we want to be goofy and a little bit rude. We want to write songs that people can dance to. And we want to people to have a good time, even if that might not possible all of the time.”
That message is connecting: Collectively, Wet Leg’s previous singles“Chaise Longue”and“Wet Dream”have racked up over8.5 millionstreams and over3 millionviews onYouTube, the group is one ofVevo DSCVR “Artists To Watch 2022: and “Amazon Artists To Watch 2022.” In addition, “Too Late Now” just picked up the accolade of being named BBCRadio 1’s “Hottest Record”.
The band are heading to the US next month for their first shows there – already sold out dates in NY, LA and San Francisco – and will also open threeCHVRCHESshows in LA and San Francisco. Today, they announce a full North American tour for March 2022. And, having already sold out their April 2022 UK tour, Wet Leg have confirmed a run of intimate UK regional dates at the top of the year.
Album tracklisting:
- Being In Love
- Chaise Longue
- Angelica
- I Don’t Wanna Go Out
- Wet Dream
- Convincing
- Loving You
- Ur Mum
- Oh No
- Piece of Shit
- Supermarket
- Too Late Now
2021
1stDecember – Transmusicales de Rennes, Rennes,France
7thDecember – Mercury Lounge, New York, NY– sold out
8thDecember – Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY– sold out
9thDecember – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY– sold out
13thDecember – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA– sold out
14thDecember – The Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles, CA– sold out
15thDecember – Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA– sold out
16thDecember – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco*
17thDecember – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA*
18thDecember – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA*
* = with CHVRCHES
2022
16thJanuary – Brixton Academy, London, UK^
19thJanuary – Eurosonic, Groningen,Netherlands
20thJanuary – Ekko, Utrecht, Netherlands
28thJanuary – Yes Pink Room, Manchester, UK
29thJanuary – The Louisiana, Bristol, UK
30thJanuary – The Joiners, Southampton, UK
1stFebruary – Elsewhere, Margate, UK
2ndFebruary – 100 Club, London, UK
3rdMarch – Amsterdam Bar and Hall, Minneapolis, MN
4thMarch – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
5thMarch – A&R Music Bar, Columbus, OH
7thMarch – Horsehoe Tavern, Toronto, ON,Canada
8thMarch – Bar le Ritz PBD, Montreal, QC,Canada
10thMarch – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
11thMarch – DC9, Washington, DC
12thMarch – PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PA
14thMarch – basement East, Nashville, TN
16th-18th March – SXSW, Austin, TX
23rdMarch – Pabellon Cuervo, Mexico City, Mexico^
25thMarch – Wise Hall, Vancouver, BC
26thMarch – Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
27thMarch – Vitalidad, Portland, OR
16thApril – Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK– sold out
17thApril – The Mash House, Edinburgh, UK– sold out
19thApril – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK– sold out
20thApril – Gorilla, Manchester, UK– sold out
21stApril – Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK– sold out
23rdApril – o2 Institute, Birmingham, UK– sold out
24thApril – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK– sold out
26thApril – Koko, London, UK– sold out
27thApril – The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, UK– sold out
28thMay – Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park, Warrington, UK
^ = with IDLES
