Wet Leg
(Picture: Jamie MacMillan)Eight months have passed since Wet Leg released the unofficial national anthem of 2021, Chaise Longue, an irresistible punk-pop blast of saucy innuendo, deadpan humour and seaside-postcard surrealism. But judging by the rapturous reception that greeted the Isle of Wight band at this rammed London show, their extended honeymoon period with the British public is in no danger of ending any time soon.
Fronted by band co-founders Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who were accompanied as usual by three extra live players, Wet Leg performed this relatively low-key show as ambassadors for Independent Venue Week, which promotes smaller music clubs nationwide. In truth, these rising stars could easily have filled a much larger capacity hall. Indeed, even months before the release of their debut album, almost all their dates for 2022 are already sold out.
