British alternative indie band Wet leg announced their upcoming album ‘Moisturizer’ and UK tour in an Instagram post, confirming the release to be on April 11.
The band, formed in 2019 by Isle of Wight duo Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, debuted their self titled album ‘Wet Leg’ in 2022, earning them multiple Grammy and Brit awards as well as the album reaching number one in the UK Album charts and getting shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize. After this anticipatory 3 year break, the band hinted last month at a comeback with this instagram post.
Along with the announcement of the tour, the indie rock band have released a new dance-punk track ‘catch these fist’ with an accompanying music video posted to their Youtube channel.
The music video, filmed on home terf in the Isle of Wight, is playful yet foreboding with cool, deadpan shots of the duo. The band dresses in all white with striking shots of them on a patch of grass chugging large amounts of milk, throwing and catching a beach ball, and acting out a kidnapping scene. The retro feel of the video seems integral to the band’s image with their website stylised in Windows 95. However, in the music video of their popular hit track ‘Ur Mum’, the band are much more colourful and soft with the artists filmed in a retro 70s scene.
Perhaps this is an indication that their new music will have an aesthetic more connoting to Y2K. This change is also given through hints in the dates leading up to this announcement with the band’s recent Instagram posts edited in a glitchy, 2000s aesthetic.
Fans have also spotted the band on March 25 at their impromptu secret gig which was recognised to have been held at MOTH club in London. They managed to keep the mystery by announcing the performance an hour before it commenced and subsequently deleting the post. The band also performed under the pseudonym ‘Uma Thurman’.
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At this intimate show, fans shared many recordings of their hits, such as their most popular ‘Chaise Longue’. The artists also teased other unreleased tracks which left fans excited for more, with one follower captioning their post, ‘did someone say wet leg summer…?’
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With the release of ‘moisturize’, Teasdale explains in an interview with The Rolling Stones that the album is a punk dedication to her queerness, providing a new take on love songs. The artist states “I thought I was straight all of my life until I met my current partner — these love songs are about them,”.
After an eager wait, the band’s return with this fresh new sound and look will be welcomed with excitement and interest.
