Or maybe she just spilled her diet coke
― Lee626, Sunday, 31 October 2021 21:42 (two years ago) link
Wet Dream has grown on me, I hope there's a live video coming from the festival above.
"Why does band X get this attention but not band Y" is such a dead end to go down. The Breeders had a platinum record (almost) 30 years ago, Warpaint is big, not hard to imagine why this version of sprechgesang is more approachable than Dry Cleaning (or Billy Nomates or Lithics or etc.).
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 1 November 2021 01:06 (two years ago) link
Dry Cleaning haven't, to my knowledge, done anything close to as immediate or as catchy as this one. I totally get why it's popular although yeah I also don't think it's THAT remarkable beyond a certain amount of strange novelty. It's a juggernaut though, isn't it? I'm getting it advertised to heavily on social and I'm going to guess that most non-rock music fans I know are aware of it.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 1 November 2021 10:11 (two years ago) link
it's not like we're paying huge amounts of attention to what's otherwise going on in British indie music either
― boxedjoy, Monday, 1 November 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
Really want to hear Kim Deal singing Chaise Longue now.
― Cow_Art, Monday, 1 November 2021 12:19 (two years ago) link
And now I want to hear Black Francis singing it.
[screaming:] Would ya like us to assign someone ta buttah ya muffin?[four bars of asthmatic wheezing]
― Vast Halo, Monday, 1 November 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
I mean "UMass" and "Chaise Longue" make kind of a good A-side/B-side "I Went To College And It Was OK" record
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 1 November 2021 15:50 (two years ago) link
Trying to sleep but I've got this mashed up in my head with Beez In The Trap
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 November 2021 00:34 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3PJwPMHzQ
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 29 November 2021 19:56 (two years ago) link
OH MY GOD
they have a third song
― imago, Monday, 29 November 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
Honestly though, what an absolute triumph of PR this has all been. The industry's still got it
― imago, Monday, 29 November 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
Apparently they played seven songs at their Pfork Fest Paris show (doesn't say if they were all originals, ha ha).
But yeah I don't really "get it" w/r/t this particular band...
― quiet coyote (morrisp), Monday, 29 November 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
Here’s a fourth song, fwiw:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl15P0qeBVk
― quiet coyote (morrisp), Monday, 29 November 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
"Oh my god, life is hardcredit card - oh noYou're so woke, Diet CokeI feel gross - oh no"
brb gonna go drink some bleach
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 29 November 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
Never thought I’d hear the phrase “triumph of marketing” used about a 4AD release but we are a long way from the Ivo Watts-Russell years.
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 29 November 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
the emperor has no clothes a GET NAKED sign on their wall
― imago, Monday, 29 November 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
oh no
― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 29 November 2021 22:42 (two years ago) link
Wet Leg is a one-trick band much the same way Art Brut was, except 1000% more mundane.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 05:22 (two years ago) link
Come on, it's a pretty engaging trick, just not when deployed four times in four releases
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 05:33 (two years ago) link
xps - they’re on Domino, unless 4AD are releasing the album in some territories?
― hamicle, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 10:02 (two years ago) link
going to say 'industry plant' just for the hell of it
― ufo, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 10:31 (two years ago) link
yes, ufo, yes. come to the dark side
― imago, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 10:40 (two years ago) link
what's the one trick?
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 11:35 (two years ago) link
sardonic ranting and repetition over angular indie?
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 11:39 (two years ago) link
live at the wetleg trials
― imago, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 11:47 (two years ago) link
Chaise Lounge 7" showed up yesterday and my kids were dancing around the house like mad. Ordered the limited version of the album. ALL IN ON WET LEG!
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 12:36 (two years ago) link
trying to imagine how silly the hype would be if this were 2004 or so, it could surely be so much worse
they're fine but nothing special, the weird thing is of course how disproportionate the buzz around them is compared to the substance. imago generally otm here. like i am pretty sympathetic to parts of uk indie from the mid 00s but there's not really anything to get this excited about here idk
― ufo, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 12:41 (two years ago) link
Cow Art All Inn Onn Wet Leg
― alpine static, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
really need a band called fresh pants to complete the wet leg / dry cleaning laundry cycle
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link
With Pissed Jeans as opening act.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 17:13 (two years ago) link
New Pants plays on the following day.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
Am I the only one hearing an Electrelane influence in this one?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 21:02 (two years ago) link
xps - I did think after posting you were maybe thinking of Dry Cleaning.
― hamicle, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:10 (two years ago) link
Not trying to be overly-critical of jed_, but looking at the thread title, how cool are we with calling them a "girl band"?
On a related tangent, their more recent videos have the three dudes in them, which to me would indicate that they are more substantial than just ringers to fill out the live band. But then I haven't encountered any mention of them in press/interviews.
Also, discogs is like 5 For Sale from $63.60 re the 7"
― peace, man, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 12:45 (two years ago) link
I find that each of their four songs reminds me of specific other songs from a very interesting range of bands, both as far as sound as well as themes.
― hourspass, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
list plz
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
the four tunes of wet leg
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
Didn't see it explicitly covered upthread, but just saw Domino has the self-titled debut up for pre-order, due out April 8, 2022.
1 Being In Love2 Chaise Longue3 Angelica4 I Don't Wanna Go Out5 Wet Dream6 Convincing7 Loving You8 Ur Mum9 Oh No10 Piece Of Shit11 Supermarket12 Too Late Now
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
fwiw, regarding the lineup, the brief write-up at Domino only refers to them as a duo and only names those two:
After releasing two of the hottest singles of the year, Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were catapulted from their confines on the Isle of Wight to sold out venues across the UK and packed-out tents at festivals causing giddy excitement wherever they went. Now, the duo is thrilled to unveil news of their debut album. The album is called Wet Leg.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
Bold. This is indie promotion when nothing is selling. It reminds me of Elastica. Relying on a great first single to sell an album. And sex. Sex sells and it's in every song.
― kraudive, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
I'm watching the Tiny Desk Concert; she introduces the three guys separately, as "our band" (she does say their names, fwiw).
Their guitar sound is OK, but I find their jaded, low-energy presentation to be displeasing.
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 05:50 (two years ago) link
what bugs me about their general vibe is by going for both 'detached cool' and 'whimsical nonsense' they've ended up with just the weaknesses of both
― ufo, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 05:55 (two years ago) link
Prinzhorn Dance School update
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 06:25 (two years ago) link
This is indie promotion when nothing is selling. It reminds me of Elastica. Relying on a great first single to sell an album.
isnt that how singles work?
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 13:35 (two years ago) link
From excitement to backlash before the album is out, the 90s are back!
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 13:56 (two years ago) link
lmao
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
Much of the backlash is tbf about the ludicrous amounts of unwarranted hype they're getting
― imago, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
itt wet leg meets wet blankets
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
We Emulate Terribly Let's Eat Grandma
― imago, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link