moisturizer by Wet Leg

moisturizer, Wet Leg's second album, dropped on Domino on 11 July 2025, and the Isle of Wight band that started as Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers now sounds like a proper gang. Guitarist Josh Mobaraki, bassist Ellis Durand and drummer Henry Holmes, all former touring hands, joined as full members, and the record was written and cut as a five-piece, with Dan Carey producing and Alan Moulder on the mix.

The extra muscle shows. The deadpan wit is intact, but the post-punk grooves hit harder and the hooks come sharper, from the scrappy lurch of "catch these fists" to the sly bounce of "mangetout" and the rush of "CPR". It debuted at number one in the UK, and critics lined up to praise it. At the 68th Grammys it was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album, with "mangetout" up for Best Alternative Music Performance.

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