Wet Leg review – 2022’s breakout indie stars on comically good form

‘The most cheering pop story of the year’ … Hester Chambers (left) and Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg performing at the O2 Kentish Town Forum, London, 23 November 2022. Photograph: John Williams/REX/Shutterstock

Google’s “people also ask” feature is always a useful insight into public opinion. Some of the questions asked about the rapidly ascending Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg are easily answered. “What does Wet Leg mean in slang?” Nothing. “Is Wet Leg a couple?” No. Others require some explication: “Why is Wet Leg so popular?” and, best of all, “What’s up with Wet Leg?”

Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg. Photograph: John Williams/Rex/Shutterstock