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Find out everything we know about the Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers here.
Wet Leg's self-titled debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2022.
The duo of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were honoured by the Grammy Awards, who handed them the Best Alternative Music Performance for their track Chaise Longue and Best Alternative Music Album trophy, for their self-titled 2022 debut.
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue (Official Video)
The pair have also been nominated in four categories at The BRIT Awards 2023: Best Alternative/Rock Act, Mastercard Album Of The Year, Group Of The Year and Best New Artist. They will also be performing at the ceremony on February 11th 2023.
Wet Leg - Angelica (Official Video)
Wet Leg are Rhian Teasdale (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Hester Chambers (backing vocals, lead guitar).
Wet Leg on their first ever gig | The Evening Show with George Godfrey | Radio X
Rhian and Hester met at the Isle Of Wight College and became firm friends. It would be a whole decade before they decided to make music together. They subsequently signed to the Domino Recording Company, home of Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand.
Wet Leg - Wet Dream (Official Video)
“We basically chose it after hitting 💦 and 🦵 on the emoji keyboard," Rhian told On The Wight in December 2021. "We were playing a sort of game where we’d make band names out of different emoji combinations. Then we got to 'Wet Leg' and it just kind of stuck.”
Wet Leg on famous friends Franz Ferdinand | The Evening Show with George Godfrey | Radio X
UR Mum is, as Rhian explains, "a diss song I wrote to make myself feel better. It worked. I was pretty angry at way things had gone in this particular dynamic."
Wet Leg - Ur Mum (Official Video)
Wet Leg was released on Friday 8th April 2022 and contains the following tracks:
Wet Leg are heading to Australia in February to support Harry Styles and will be appearing at the star's UK shows next summer and will be on the bill with Pulp at Finsbury Park in July.
For full ticket info, see the band's official website at www.wetlegband.com
On the road, Hester and Rhian are joined by the following musicians: