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WET LEG
release new song
“Ur Mum”
watch video here
+ performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden
and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
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Photo credit: Hollie Fernando
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“Armed with spiky guitars, mischievous wordplay and tunes bursting with
charming personality, Wet Leg have quickly cemented themselves
as one of the UK’s most exciting new acts” – triple j
“Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers have become one
of the most exciting bands in the world.” – JUNKEE
“They’re one of those new bands whose sound and aesthetic
seem to have arrived fully formed, promising exciting if
totally unpredictable things to come” – The New York Times
“Immensely charming” – Stereogum
“The most exciting new band on the planet have made the
most exciting new album on the planet” – Dork
“Dizzyingly perfect” – NME
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This Friday, Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg will release their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album. Since unleashing their first single in June last year, things have moved at lightning speed for Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – from selling out all their live shows in minutes, performing on US TV three times, being crowned #2 in BBC’s Sound of 2022 to polling at #45 in triple j’s Hottest 100 and racking up 40M global streams as well as been touted, most recently, by Dave Grohl, Lorde and Jack White. Before all twelve tracks from Wet Leg are revealed, today the duo share new song “Ur Mum”.
“Ur Mum” opens with a spectacular insult lobbed in the direction of an ex-boyfriend: “When I think about what you’ve become, I feel sorry for your mum” but the song also nods to outgrowing the slow pace of life and small town energy of the island: “When the lights go down on this fucking town, I know it’s time to go” and results in Rhian letting out her “longest and loudest scream” for 11.02 seconds. Teasdale says of the song: “I was pretty angry at way things had gone in this particular dynamic. It’s just a diss song I wrote to make myself feel better. It worked.”
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The video directed by Lava La Rue who says: “The Ur Mum video was all about bringing the viewer into the Wet Leg world – sprinkling details throughout the visual that not only reference at least 4 songs off the album but also plenty of inside jokes within the band too. Artistically it shows where the aesthetic of American indie films like Napoleon Dynamite fit perfectly in the scape of rural British settings – this concept first came to me when the band took me to IOW for the first time – I saw the connection and it all clicked into place.”
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The band have just completed an extensive round of touring in North America including roadblock SXSW showcases, an Academy Awards pre party for YSL, performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with James Corden.
They’ve also confirmed their Australian touring plans this July including Splendour In The Grass, headline shows in Melbourne (sold out) and Sydney, alongside two shows supporting Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Fresh from their appearance at BBC 6 Music Festival on the weekend, they’ve been announced as the only addition to Radio 1’s Brit List.
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Wet Leg
Tracklist
Being In Love
Chaise Longue
Angelica
Don’t Wanna Go Out
Wet Dream
Convincing
Loving You
Ur Mum
Oh No
Piece of Shit
Supermarket
Too Late Now
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Listen to Wet Leg’s previous singles: “Chaise Longue”, “Wet Dream”, “Too Late Now”, “Oh No” and “Angelica”.
Wet Leg is available to pre-order on exclusive green vinyl via JB Hi-Fi, deluxe yellow translucent vinyl, standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally. A variety of merch items (T-shirt, cassette) are also available exclusively via Sound Merch.
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WET LEG
AUSTRALIA 2022
Sun 17 July – Tuning Fork, Auckland NZ *sold out*
Weds 20 July – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne (Yeah Yeah Yeahs support) – tickets
Thurs 21 July – Howler, Melbourne *sold out*
Fri 22 July – Splendour In The Grass *sold out*
Sun 24 July – Hordern Pavillion, Sydney (Yeah Yeah Yeahs support) – tickets
Mon 25 July – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney – tickets
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