Wet Leg have played 145 shows this year, plus countless radio and television appearances and live sessions. In 2021, their debut single Chaise Longue was released on the indie label Domino (also home to Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand) and hailed as an instant classic. Singer Teasdale and guitarist Hester Chambers met at music college on the Isle of Wight and have been making music together since 2019. And, judging by their performance on the Park Stage at Glastonbury in June, and the way they boss the Forum later that evening – their sound more expansive, the humour and warmth and joy as intimate as ever – Wet Leg will transition to the even bigger league with all the insouciance, style, charm and skill they have shown in their short career to date intact. It’s a sign of their rapid ascent in 2022 that this might be the last time we can see them in a venue of this size for a while. After a brief discussion, it is confirmed they will eat this raw, citing both health benefits and lack of cooking facilities. “Oh my god, there’s broccoli on the rider,” says a delighted Rhian Teasdale. The dressing room, up approximately 17 flights of stairs, is more luxurious than some. They are playing two nights at this fine 2,300-capacity venue as part of their final UK and Ireland tour of a very busy 2022, before heading to Nashville to kick off another US jaunt. We meet Wet Leg in their dressing room at the Kentish Town Forum in London. Songs including Angelica, Wet Dream and Chaise Longue soundtracked the summer and made them indie stars. The Isle of Wight band delivers a whipsmart take on modern life and modern love, delivered over a super-fresh melodic guitar racket.
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