Wet Leg have announced their debut self-titled LP with a video and two new songs. Wet Leg is due out April 8 via Domino; the band will hit the road in December, with three dates in support of Chvrches leading up to its release. The band has also shared the singles “Too Late Now” and “Oh No.” Check out the Fred Rowson–directed video for “Too Late Now” and the full list of tour dates below.
In a statement, Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale said of “Too Late Now”:
It is about sleepwalking into adulthood. I never imagined that my adult life would look the way it does and I guess this song reflects on some of the pressures and pulls of life. Sometimes I get really inside my head and everything can feel very overwhelming. I think this song is about accepting that life can feel a bit shit from time to time. Maybe don’t indulge that thought too much though. Just take some time for yourself. Take a breath. Have a bath. It might make you feel a bit better.
Most of Wet Leg was recorded and produced by Speedy Wunderground’s Dan Carey in London in April 2021, before Wet Leg had ever played a show. “Chaise Longue” and “Angelica” were produced by Jon McMullen and Josh Mobaraki, respectively.
“I wanted to write fun songs, I didn’t want to indulge sad feelings too much, I wanted to write stuff that’s fun to listen to and fun to play,” Teasdale said in a statement. “But then, the sad seeps through, as well. Wet Leg was originally just supposed to be funny. As a woman, there’s so much put on you, in that your only value is how pretty or cool you look. But we want to be goofy and a little bit rude. We want to write songs that people can dance to. And we want to people to have a good time, even if that might not possible all of the time.”
Wet Leg:
01 Being in Love
02 Chaise Longue
03 Angelica
04 I Don’t Wanna Go Out
05 Wet Dream
06 Convincing
07 Loving You
08 Ur Mum
09 Oh No
10 Piece of Shit
11 Supermarket
12 Too Late NowWet Leg:
12-01 Rennes, France – Transmusicales de Rennes
12-07 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
12-08 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
12-09 Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
12-13 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
12-14 Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
12-15 San Francisco, CA – Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
12-16 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *
12-17 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium *
12-18 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium *
01-16London, England – Brixton Academy ^
01-19 Groningen, Netherlands – Eurosonic
01-20 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
01-28 Manchester, UK – Yes Pink Room
01-29 Bristol, England – The Louisiana
01-30 Southampton, England – The Joiners
02-01 Margate, England – Elsewhere
02-02 London, England – 100 Club
03-03 Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam Bar and Hall
03-04 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
03-05 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
03-07 Toronto, ON, Canada – Horsehoe Tavern
03-08 Montreal, Quebec – Bar le Ritz PBD
03-10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-11 Washington, D.C. – DC9
03-12 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
03-14 Nashville, TN – Basement East
03-16-18 Austin, TX – SXSW
03-23 Mexico City, Mexico – Pabellon Cuervo ^
03-25 Vancouver, British Columbia – Wise Hall
03-26 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
03-27 Portland, OR – Vitalidad
04-16 Newcastle, England – Newcastle University
04-17 Edinburgh, Scotland – The Mash House
04-19 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
04-20 Manchester, England – Gorilla
04-21 Bristol, England – Trinity Centre
04-23 Birmingham, England – O2 Institute
04-24 Norwich, England – Norwich Arts Centre
04-26 London, England – Koko
04-27 Portsmouth, England – The Wedgewood Rooms
05-28 Warrington, England – Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park* with Chvrches
^ Idles
