Secret's out: Like a viral, memorable tweet that pops up on your timeline and sends you down a rabbit hole, WetLegBand don’t need a ton of time or space to grasp your attention
, zippy guitar, and a seriously cool bass line, it’s no wonder many dubbed “Chaise Longue” the indie song of last summer.
Wet Leg sprang from a “pact” the duo made when playing festival shows as part of Teasdale’s previous solo project, RHIAN— that the band now exists as it does is a bit of good fortune that’s not lost on either of them. The group themselves are still trying to make sense of it all. Befitting the pandemonium surrounding any boy band, Teasdale and Chambers had not one, but two bras thrown their way during a packed March show at the former steel factory-turned-music venue. In the process of selling out shows back in the U.K. and in the States , the band was greeted by ever-more impassioned displays of fandom, including a Seattle concert offering of “really cute” small, neon plastic toys tossed onstage.
“It’s confusing, as well — because we like music, listening to music. There are so many awesome bands… that we listen to, and it just does make you appreciate how subjective art and music is,” Chambers said. In such a short time, they’ve come a very long way. Signing with Domino Records allowed the band to level up from its original demos substantially, working with producer Dan Carey . However, various parts of their initial recordings found their way onto the eponymous album.
Lest one think the fresh, fast-rising band to be a flash in the pan, consider the depth found in the quietly sad ode “Loving You,” which places a simple riff alongside a tale of a former lover’s new partner: “Sorry if I seem a little bit upset / When you say she looks a little bit like me when we first met.” The cheeky “Wet Dream,” buoyed by an energetic call-and-response and sly, mischievous lyricism, is another highlight. As ever, Wet Leg are squarely in on the fun.
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