# Wet Leg

Wet Leg are a British indie rock group from the Isle of Wight, founded in 2019 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. They debuted with the single "Chaise Longue" in 2021. Their self-titled debut album debuted in 2022 at number one on the UK Albums Chart, Australia's ARIA Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart. The album was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize. At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Wet Leg won Best Alternative Music Album for their debut and Best Alternative Music Performance for "Chaise Longue", and were nominated for Best New Artist. They also won Best New Artist and Best British Group at the 2023 Brit Awards.
Wet Leg have cited various bands and artists as influences, including Bombay Bicycle Club, PJ Harvey, the White Stripes, the Strokes, and Kings of Leon.

## History
### Early lives

Merseyside-born Teasdale moved from Formby to the Isle of Wight when she was eight. She performed for many years on the Isle of Wight as a local musician and pianist, and prior to forming Wet Leg, was known as RHAIN and was linked to the music scene in Bristol. As RHAIN, Teasdale performed her song "Humdrum Drivel" in 2013. In 2014 she was photographed by Cosmopolitan magazine while attending the Isle of Wight music festival.

### 2019–present: band beginnings and first studio album

Teasdale and Chambers first met at Platform One College of Music on the Isle of Wight while studying. After ten years of friendship, they formed a band in 2019 under the name Wet Leg, and later signed with Domino Recording Company. Several different explanations have been given for how the band got their name: in a December 2021 interview, they said chose the name by picking different emoji combinations; in an April 2022 YouTube interview, the band said it came from an Isle of Wight slang to describe non-locals on the island - those who had crossed the Solent were said to have a "wet leg" from getting off the boat. Former drummer Doug Richards, in a July 2023 interview, alleged that the name stemmed from a list of "stupid band names" that was added to "anytime you’d think of a funny combination of words". He further alleged that the original "stupid band name" was Wet Book, but was misheard as Wet Leg.
The band's debut single, "Chaise Longue", was released on 15 June 2021, and gained media notice for earning millions of streams and video views. Their second single, "Wet Dream", was released on 28 September 2021. Variety noted, "It's rare that a new group releases two songs and they're both great". They appeared on Later... with Jools Holland on BBC2, on 30 October 2021. On 29 November 2021, they announced their debut self-titled album, released on 8 April 2022 via Domino. The same day, Wet Leg released the double-single "Too Late Now" / "Oh No".
In 2022, they toured the UK playing songs from their first album. It was then announced that they would tour Australia and New Zealand as the support band for Harry Styles's Oceanic leg of Love On Tour in 2023. Wet Leg appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2021 and returned for the first part of his next series in May 2022.
In an interview with Andrew Ford of ABC in Australia in July 2022, Wet Leg clarified that a comment about a completed second album in a previous interview was "a big joke". "We haven't got a second album; we haven't had any time to write".
Wet Leg received three nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Performance ("Chaise Longue") and Best Alternative Music Album. Of these, they won the Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Alternative Music Album. Wet Leg won Best New Artist and Group of the Year at the Brit Awards 2023 where they performed "Chaise Longue" with the prog Morris dance troup, Boss Morris, and their Morris beasts.
Wet Leg performed at Coachella in April 2023, where they were joined on-stage by Dave Grohl during their performance of "Ur Mum".
On 6 July 2023, Wet Leg remixed Depeche Mode's track "Wagging Tongue", the second single from their Memento Mori album.
In March 2025, the band wiped their social media except for a new photo of Teasdale and Chambers with their long-serving touring band of Henry Holmes, Josh Mobaraki and Ellis Durand, indicating that the band had officially expanded to a five-piece. The band also linked to their website, which had also been wiped except for an email registration inviting readers to a fictional place called "Moisturizer Valley".

## Members

Current members
* Rhian Teasdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2019–present)
* Hester Chambers – lead guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals (2019–present)
* Henry Holmes – drums, percussion (2025–present; touring musician 2020–2025)
* Josh Mobaraki – rhythm guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals (2025–present; touring musician 2020–2025)
* Ellis Durand – bass, backing vocals (2025–present; touring musician 2021–2025)
Former members
* Doug Richards – drums, percussion (2019–2020)
Former touring musicians
* Michael Champion – bass (2019–2021)

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | GER | IRE | JPN | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Wet Leg | Released: 8 April 2022 Label: Domino Formats: CD, DD, LP, CS | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 11 | 14 | BPI: Gold |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Apple Music Home Session: Wet Leg | Released: 4 February 2022 Label: Domino Formats: Streaming |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Indie | JPN Over. | US AAA | US Alt | US Rock Air. | Certifications | Album |
| "Chaise Longue" | 2021 | 74 | 13 | — | 18 | 15 | 21 | BPI: Silver | Wet Leg |
| "Wet Dream" | 2021 | 74 | 7 | 19 | — | 25 | 36 | BPI: Gold | Wet Leg |
| "Too Late Now" | 2021 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | | Wet Leg |
| "Oh No" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wet Leg |
| "Angelica" | 2022 | — | 38 | — | — | 22 | 41 | | Wet Leg |
| "Ur Mum" | 2022 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | | Wet Leg |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| "Chaise Longue" | 2021 | Wet Leg |
| "Wet Dream" | 2021 | Wet Leg |
| "Too Late Now" | 2021 | Fred Rowson |
| "Oh No" | 2022 | Wet Leg |
| "Angelica" | 2022 | Wet Leg |
| "Ur Mum" | 2022 | Lavaland |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2022 | Libera Awards | Breakthrough Artist/Release | "Chaise Longue" | Won |
| 2022 | Libera Awards | Video of the Year | "Chaise Longue" | Won |
| 2022 | Libera Awards | Best Sync Usage | "Chaise Longue" in Gossip Girl episode 5 | Nominated |
| 2022 | AIM Independent Music Awards | UK Independent Breakthrough | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2022 | AIM Independent Music Awards | PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2022 | AIM Independent Music Awards | Best Independent Track | "Chaise Longue" | Nominated |
| 2022 | MTV Video Music Awards | Push Performance of the Year | "Chaise Longue" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Mercury Prize | Album of the Year | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2022 | UK Music Video Awards | Best Rock Video - Newcomer | "Ur Mum" | Nominated |
| 2022 | UK Music Video Awards | Best Rock Video - Newcomer | "Wet Dream" | Nominated |
| 2022 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Push | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Best Alternative Music Performance | "Chaise Longue" | Won |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Best Alternative Music Album | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Brit Awards | British Album of the Year | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2023 | Brit Awards | Best New Artist | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Brit Awards | Best British Group | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Brit Awards | Best British Rock/Alternative Act | Wet Leg | Nominated |
| 2023 | Ivor Novello Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers | Won |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Record of the Year | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Best Alternative Rock Record | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Marketing Genius | Wet Leg | Won |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Best Live/Livestream Act | US Tour 2022 | Nominated |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Best Remix | "Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)" | Won |
| 2023 | Libera Awards | Video of the Year | "Ur Mom" | Won |
| 2024 | Grammy Awards | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | "Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)" | Won |