Wet Leg announce debut album – out 08.04.22

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After releasing two of the best singles of the year, Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale & Hester Chambers were catapulted from their confines on the Isle of Wight to sold-out venues across the UK and packed-out tents at festivals causing giddy excitement wherever they went.

Now, the duo are thrilled to unveil two new songs alongside news of their debut album. The album is called ‘Wet Leg’ and will be released on April 8th 2022 via Domino.

The new tracks are called “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.

The video for “Too Late Now” – directed by Fred Rowson – sees the band beamed in from space to seek out the bubble bath of enlightenment, with them suitably clad in dressing gowns and sporting cucumber slices.

Forthcoming debut album ‘Wet Leg’ was recorded and produced in the main 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,” admits Hester.

‘Wet Leg’ album tracklisting;

  1. Being In Love
  2. Chaise Longue
  3. Angelica
  4. I Don’t Wanna Go Out
  5. Wet Dream
  6. Convincing
  7. Loving You
  8. Ur Mum
  9. Oh No
  10. Piece of Sh*t
  11. Supermarket
  12. Too Late Now

‘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

The Independent Venue Week tickets will go on presale on Wednesday 1st December and on general sale on Friday 3rd December. Pre-ordering the album will give presale access.