WET LEG a girl band from the Isle of Wight on Domino Records

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...

Here’s a fourth song, fwiw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl15P0qeBVk

"Oh my god, life is hard
credit card - oh no
You're so woke, Diet Coke
I feel gross - oh no"

brb gonna go drink some bleach

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.

the emperor has no clothes a GET NAKED sign on their wall

oh no

Wet Leg is a one-trick band much the same way Art Brut was, except 1000% more mundane.

Come on, it's a pretty engaging trick, just not when deployed four times in four releases

xps - they’re on Domino, unless 4AD are releasing the album in some territories?

going to say 'industry plant' just for the hell of it

yes, ufo, yes. come to the dark side

what's the one trick?

sardonic ranting and repetition over angular indie?

live at the wetleg trials

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!

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

Cow Art All Inn Onn Wet Leg

xps - they’re on Domino, unless 4AD are releasing the album in some territories?

really need a band called fresh pants to complete the wet leg / dry cleaning laundry cycle

With Pissed Jeans as opening act.

New Pants plays on the following day.

Am I the only one hearing an Electrelane influence in this one?

xps - I did think after posting you were maybe thinking of Dry Cleaning.

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"

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.

list plz

the four tunes of wet leg

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 Love
2 Chaise Longue
3 Angelica
4 I Don't Wanna Go Out
5 Wet Dream
6 Convincing
7 Loving You
8 Ur Mum
9 Oh No
10 Piece Of Shit
11 Supermarket
12 Too Late Now

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.

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.

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.

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

Prinzhorn Dance School update

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?

From excitement to backlash before the album is out, the 90s are back!

lmao

Much of the backlash is tbf about the ludicrous amounts of unwarranted hype they're getting

itt wet leg meets wet blankets

We Emulate Terribly Let's Eat Grandma

?? I don't hear Let's Eat Grandma in this at all

not sonically, more the schoolfriend-duo-come-to-save-British-pop thing, also mostly i'm trying to make the acronym work

tread lightly before someone starts acronyming "imago"

Are they really school friends? One looked a lot older than the other in that tiny desk, but she was kind of standing in the shadows

i trust you to be kind, Definitely Joking Person

Are they really school friends? One looked a lot older than the other in that tiny desk, but she was kind of standing in the shadows

Cool to see ILX geezers discussing their ages and 'presentation'

'slightly elevated presentation' was about their costume/production values/budget/filming style, not anything else - something which is absolutely part of the reason that debut single got noticed

are we really all old and bitter enough to justifiably get angry about novelty bands getting too big too fast?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMR_L8S30aA

The only place I've encountered this band remains this thread. Maybe because I wouldn't listen to 6 Music if they paid me to.

Then again, amongst my IRL friends, “Chaise Longue” is the 2021 track I’ve heard mentioned more than any other.