Wet Leg

Wet Leg started on the Isle of Wight in 2019 as a duo, Rhian Teasdale singing and playing guitar and Hester Chambers on guitar, and their first single, "Chaise Longue", was a deadpan earworm that seemed to pop up everywhere at once. It set the template: wiry post-punk guitars, a bone-dry sense of humor and hooks sharp enough to cut yourself on.

The self-titled debut, out on Domino in 2022, went to number one in Britain and in Australia and made the Mercury Prize shortlist. "Wet Dream", "Too Late Now" and "Angelica" showed there was more going on than a single joke: slacker shrugs, sudden bursts of feeling, and guitar lines that owe something to the Strokes, the White Stripes and PJ Harvey, all of whom they've named as influences. The Grammys handed them Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Music Performance for "Chaise Longue", along with a Best New Artist nomination, and the Brits named them Best New Artist and Best British Group in 2023.

By moisturizer in 2025, the touring musicians, among them bassist Ellis Durand and drummer Henry Holmes, had become full members, and the five-piece made a louder, rowdier record that also debuted at number one in Britain and drew raves. "mangetout", "catch these fists", "CPR" and "davina mccall" proved the laughs came with muscle.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.