THEY are the hottest thing to come out of the Isle of Wight in years — here's the latest news from Wet Leg.
The band has released two new tracks, more details about their hotly-anticipated new album and a list of dates for fans desperate to see them perform live.
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Wet Leg’s previous singles Chaise Longue and Wet Dream have racked up over 8.5 million streams and over 3 million views on YouTube, scored two BBC 6 Music A-Lists, seen them appear on Later… with Jools Holland.
They were crowned one of Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2022 and Amazon Artists To Watch 2022, plus Too Late Now just picked up the accolade of BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record.
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They chose to announce the name of their debut album in an advert in their local newspaper, the Isle of Wight County Press, and revealed it would be eponymously-titled.
The album will be out on April 8, 2022.
Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers have been catapulted from their confines on the Isle of Wight to sold-out venues across the UK and packed-out tents at festivals.
Now, the duo are thrilled to unveil two new songs, Too Late Now and Oh No.
Today announced as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record In The World, Too Late Now (a three-part epic-in-waiting) showcases a more introspective side of the duo as Teasdale rattles against dating apps and TV in a messy, bleak world, before wryly settling on a bubble bath, "…to set me on a higher path".
On the magnificent glam-stomp of Oh No, Wet Leg explore the 3am doom scroll.
"You know when you're having dinner with someone and they check their phone and just... go?" says Rhian.
It's an ‘80s sci-fi film distilled into two minutes and 29 seconds.Watch Too Late Now:
Teasdale explains what inspired Too Late Now: “It 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.”
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She said of Wet Leg: "Wet Leg was originally just supposed to be funny. 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 people to have a good time, even if that might not possible all of the time."
Having already completely sold out their April 2022 UK tour, Wet Leg have today confirmed a run of intimate UK regional live dates as part of their role as Independent Music Week Ambassadors.
The band are also heading to the US next month for their first shows there and have now announced a new March 2022 North American tour before they head back to Europe for their May 2022 run.
Wet Leg the album 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.
Stream Oh No by clicking here and find out how to see them live.
Watch Wet Leg being advertised in the County Press:
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