10 Wet Leg Songs We Can't Stop Listening To

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It’s been a really long time since I fell in love with a band as I have with Wet Leg. As someone who has made a living in rock music as both a musician and a writer, I have listened to many bands over the years. However, every once in a while, maybe every decade or so, a new band comes along that just knocks my hair back, kicks my butt, and makes me want to listen to their albums every single day. That is what has happened with me with Wet Leg. This is simply a sensational group led by a lead vocalist and frontperson named Rhian Teasdale, who you just can’t keep your eyes or ears off. The group started out as a duo between Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers.

The two women first crossed paths while studying at Platform One College of Music on the Isle of Wight. After a decade of friendship, they formed Wet Leg in 2019.

Their debut single, “Chaise Longue,” was released in June 2021 and immediately caught fire, racking up millions of streams and video views. When their self-titled debut album arrived in April 2022, it shot straight to number one on both the UK Albums Chart and Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart. The album earned a Mercury Prize nomination and set the stage for an incredible awards season. At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Wet Leg took home Best Alternative Music Album for their debut and Best Alternative Music Performance for “Chaise Longue.” They were also nominated for Best New Artist. Wet Leg then won Group of the Year and Best New Artist at the 2023 Brit Awards.

While Teasdale and Chambers remained the core songwriting duo, the band evolved from a two-piece into a full five-piece outfit. Henry Holmes on drums, Josh Mobaraki on guitar and keyboards, and Ellis Durand on bass had been touring with the band since the early days. Pay attention to the way Ellis plays bass. He is a key element of their sound. By the time their second album rolled around, all three had become official members of Wet Leg. Their sophomore effort, moisturizer, arrived in July 2025 and proved the band was no one-hit wonder. Written and recorded as a five-piece, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It later earned Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Music Performance. I can’t stop listening to it.

# 10 – Being in Love

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for Wet Leg! This was the opening track on the band’s debut album, Wet Leg. The way the band slams out of the verses into those heavy, emotional, loud guitar riffs would become a major part of their signature sound.

# 9 – pokemon

This is an interesting one. The groove is pretty much unlike anything the band has done before. The video is as creative as it gets. Directed by Elliott Arndt of Faux Real, it is one of the strangest and most imaginative videos the band has released. The song appeared on the band’s 2025 album, moisturizer. I think I get the message. I’m not sure, but I love the song no matter.

# 8 – Davina McCall

We continue with another track from the band’s second album, moisturizer. Many people in the United States may never have heard of Davina McCall. She is a British television presenter who became a household name in the United Kingdom through her work on numerous popular television shows. Born in October 1967, she rose to fame as the host of Big Brother on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2010, becoming one of the most recognizable faces on British television during that time. She also presented other major shows, including Long Lost Family, The Masked Singer, and The Million Pound Drop. Beyond her television work, McCall has been open about her personal struggles with addiction and has become an advocate for women’s health issues, particularly those surrounding menopause.

# 7 – Too Late Now

This live version of “Too Late Now” from the band’s first album offers a wide sampling of the styles of music that have inspired the band. From 1960s psychedelia to late-1970s punk to 1990s grunge, you can tell they have listened to a lot of music in their lives. Yet in every track, there is such an air of originality that one could actually argue that maybe they haven’t.

# 6 – Angelica

If you have been listening to the songs on this list, you may be picking up on what I discussed in the last song’s description. These musicians have developed such an original sound that it becomes instantly recognizable within the first seconds of any track. That’s not an easy thing to do. Not many bands in rock history have achieved that. Yet here we are in the 2020s, and Wet Leg has done just that. The more I listen to them, the more addicted I become.

# 5 – Ur Mum

The video below reminds me of old-school MTV, although it definitely takes a turn into the 2020s. You also have to love the closing credits. “Ur Mum” was released on the band’s full-length debut album. It was the sixth and final single released from the record.

# 4 – CPR

A great bass-and-drum groove opens this killer cut. The soulful, dark groove sets it up perfectly for Rhian Teasdale’s intoxicating vocals, which draw you into a happy trance. “CPR” was the opening track on the band’s 2025 album, moisturizer. It was also released as the record’s second single.

# 3 – Catch These Fists

“Catch These Fists” was the lead single from Wet Leg’s second studio album, moisturizer. The song grew from a typical night out, Teasdale explained, until it was interrupted by an unwanted flirtation while she was dancing and joking inside a tight circle of friends. Teasdale explained that situations like that happen regularly and often force her into being overly polite, but the moment that inspired the song was different because she refused to soften her response, basically saying, “Say hello to my fists.”

# 2 – Wet Dream

I have to say that I’m pretty proud of myself that I also have Buffalo ’66 on DVD. That’s all I need to say about this one.

# 1 – Chaise Longue

Anyone who grew up in the late 1970s during the punk movement will recognize what is going on in this video. Punk was not just the Sex Pistols or other bands that displayed that style of hair and dress and caused chaos on stage. No, punk was something far deeper. It started much earlier than the mid-to-late 1970s. The Velvet Underground were punk, and so many late-1960s bands that were often labeled psychedelic were really more punk than people recognized. Is Wet Leg punk? That was my first assumption, but after spending a lot of time listening to both of their albums, what I have really come away with is this: No, Wet Leg is not punk. Wet Leg is Wet Leg!

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Updated August 1, 2026.

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