Wet Leg Return With New Single, Album, Massive Tour Dates
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Wet Leg, the British quintet founded by singer-guitarists Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers whose Grammy-winning 2021 single “Chaise Longue” was a rare generation-spanning hit, have announced their second album, “Moisturizer,” will be released on July 11th on Domino.
Alongside the album announcement the band have released the first single from the album, “Catch These Fists,” which they performed at an intimate club gig in New York Monday night; the group will also play a club show in Los Angeles on April 8.
The new album was produced by Dan Carey, who also helmed their 2022 debut. The video, directed by the band and shot on the Isle of Wight, nods to Ti West, Cameron Crowe and their own “Wet Dream.” The band will return to “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday to give the song its international television debut.
Much of the material for the new album was written in the spring of last year and all five band members — also including Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth) — share writing credits. “We focused on: Is this going to be fun to play live?
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