Wet Leg Returns With New Single, Album, Massive Tour Dates
Wet Leg, the British quintet founded by singer-guitarists Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers whose Grammy-winning 2021 single “Chaise Longue” was a rare generation-spanning hit, has announced the group’s second album, “Moisturizer,” will be released on July 11 on Domino.
Alongside the album announcement the band has released the first single from the album, “Catch These Fists,” which they performed at an intimate club gig in New York Monday night; the group will also play a club show in Los Angeles on April 8. The new album was produced by Dan Carey, who also helmed their 2022 debut.
The video, directed by the band and shot on the group’s home turf on England’s Isle of Wight, nods to Ti West, Cameron Crowe and their own “Wet Dream.” The band will return to “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday to give the song its international television debut.
Much of the material for the new album was written in the spring of last year and all five band members — also including Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth) — share writing credits.
“We focused on: Is this going to be fun to play live? It was very natural that we would write the second record together,” Teasdale says in the announcement.
1. CPR 7. pond song
2. liquidize 8. pokemon
3. catch these fists 9. pillow talk
4. davina mccall 10. don’t speak
5. jennifer’s body 11. 11:21
6. mangetout 12. u and me at home
Upcoming Wet Leg Live Shows
Tue 8th April – The River, Los Angeles
Wed 21st May – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Fri 23rd May – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Tue 27th May – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wed 28th May – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Thu 29th May – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
Fri 6th June – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
Sat 14th June – NOS Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
Sat 21st June – Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany
Sun 22nd June – Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
Fri 27th June – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet, UK
Wed 2nd July – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
Fri 4th July – Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
Sat 5th July – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen, Netherlands
Sun 6th July – Festival Beauregard, Herouville Saint-Clair, France
Fri 11th July – TRNSMT, Glasgow, Scotland
Tue 15th July – I-Days Milan, Milan, Italy w/ Olivia Rodrigo
Wed 16th July – Acieloaperto Festival, Cesena, Italy
Fri 1st Aug – All Together Now, Waterford, UK
Sun 3rd Aug – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
Thu 7th Aug – Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
Fri 8th Aug – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
Sun 10th Aug – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay, UK
Fri 15th Aug – Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales
Sun 17th Aug – Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-Mézières, France
Alongside the album announcement the band has released the first single from the album, “Catch These Fists,” which they performed at an intimate club gig in New York Monday night; the group will also play a club show in Los Angeles on April 8. The new album was produced by Dan Carey, who also helmed their 2022 debut.
The video, directed by the band and shot on the group’s home turf on England’s Isle of Wight, nods to Ti West, Cameron Crowe and their own “Wet Dream.” The band will return to “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday to give the song its international television debut.
Much of the material for the new album was written in the spring of last year and all five band members — also including Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth) — share writing credits.
“We focused on: Is this going to be fun to play live? It was very natural that we would write the second record together,” Teasdale says in the announcement.
1. CPR 7. pond song
2. liquidize 8. pokemon
3. catch these fists 9. pillow talk
4. davina mccall 10. don’t speak
5. jennifer’s body 11. 11:21
6. mangetout 12. u and me at home
Upcoming Wet Leg Live Shows
Tue 8th April – The River, Los Angeles
Wed 21st May – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Fri 23rd May – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Tue 27th May – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wed 28th May – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Thu 29th May – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
Fri 6th June – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
Sat 14th June – NOS Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
Sat 21st June – Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany
Sun 22nd June – Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
Fri 27th June – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet, UK
Wed 2nd July – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
Fri 4th July – Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
Sat 5th July – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen, Netherlands
Sun 6th July – Festival Beauregard, Herouville Saint-Clair, France
Fri 11th July – TRNSMT, Glasgow, Scotland
Tue 15th July – I-Days Milan, Milan, Italy w/ Olivia Rodrigo
Wed 16th July – Acieloaperto Festival, Cesena, Italy
Fri 1st Aug – All Together Now, Waterford, UK
Sun 3rd Aug – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
Thu 7th Aug – Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
Fri 8th Aug – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
Sun 10th Aug – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay, UK
Fri 15th Aug – Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales
Sun 17th Aug – Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-Mézières, France