Wet Leg are an English indie rock band from the Isle of Wight, founded in 2019 by Rhian Teasdale (vocals, guitar) and Hester Chambers (guitar). The band also includes Josh Mobaraki (guitar, keyboards), Ellis Durand (bass) and Henry Holmes (drums).
Initially a duo, Teasdale and Chambers debuted with the single, "Chaise Longue", in 2021. Their self-titled debut album debuted in 2022 at number one on the UK Albums Chart and Australia's ARIA 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.
The band's second studio album, Moisturizer (2025), was written and recorded as a five-piece, with former touring members Mobaraki, Durand and Holmes all becoming core members of the band. Released to critical acclaim, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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 and formation 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 musician and pianist, and prior to forming Wet Leg was known as RHAIN and was linked to the music scene in Bristol.The Sound of Bristol: RHAIN, Web.archive.org, December 2016 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.
Teasdale and Chambers first met at the stage school '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 that they 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—who had crossed the Solent were said to have a "wet leg" from getting off the boat.@Wet Leg on their band name, “Chaise Longue” and social media | DIFFUS 8 April 2022 0:55 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 "any time 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.
2021–2024: Debut album
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 their first three nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Performance for "Chaise Longue" and Best Alternative Music Album, winning the latter two awards They also won Best New Artist and Group of the Year at the Brit Awards 2023 where they performed "Chaise Longue" with the prog Morris dance troupe 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. The track earned them the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
2025–present: Moisturizer In March 2025, Wet Leg posted a new photo on their Instagram account with the caption "We’re so back", indicating that the band was set to return with new music. Later that month, the band played a secret show under the name Uma Thurman at the Green Door Store in Brighton, during which they performed seven unreleased songs. The band's single, "Catch These Fists", was released on 1 April 2025, coinciding with the announcement of their second album Moisturizer, released on 11 July. The band were referred to in the album's press materials as "the Isle of Wight five-piece", indicating that long-serving touring musicians Henry Holmes, Josh Mobaraki and Ellis Durand had been formally inducted into the band as official members after four years together. Alongside the release of "Catch These Fists" they announced a UK tour and a North America tour on their Instagram.
In December 2025, their song "Mangetout" was featured in the opening of episode two of the television show Heated Rivalry. Streaming of the song increased by 61% in the days after the episode's release. On March 21, 2026, they were the first musical guest in the debut of Saturday Night Live UK, in which they performed "Catch These Fists" and "Mangetout".Harrigan, Annie - Wet Leg Revealed As Musical Guest on ‘SNL UK’ Premiere. Billboard Magazine, 16 March 2026
Members
Current members Rhian Teasdale – vocals, guitars Hester Chambers – guitars, vocals Henry Holmes – drums, percussion, backing vocals Josh Mobaraki – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals Ellis Durand – bass guitar, backing vocals
Former members Doug Richards – drums, percussion
Former touring musicians Michael Champion – bass guitar
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with release date and label shown Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS Moisturizer: GER IRE JPN NLD NZ Moisturizer: SWE SWI USPeaks on the US Billboard 200: Wet Leg: Moisturizer: 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 RMNZ: Gold Moisturizer Released: 11 July 2025 Label: Domino Formats: CD, DD, LP, CS 1 4 10 22 50 6 8 — 10 45 BPI: Silver
Extended plays Title Details Apple Music Home Session: Wet Leg Released: 4 February 2022 Label: Domino Formats: Streaming
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKIndiePeaks on the UK Indie chart: "Chaise Longue", "Angelica" and "Ur Mum": "Wet Dream": Peak chart positions for singles in Estonian Airplay: "Catch These Fists": "CPR": "Mangetout": "Pokemon": JPNOver.Peaks on the Japan Overseas chart: "Wet Dream": "Catch These Fists": "Davina McCall": NZHot USAAAPeaks on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart: "Chaise Longue": "Too Late Now": "Mangetout": USAlt.Peaks on the Alternative Airplay chart: "Chaise Longue": "Angelica" "Mangetout" USRock USRockAir.Peaks on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart: "Chaise Longue": "Wet Dream" and "Angelica": "Mangetout": "Chaise Longue"2021 74 13 — — — — 18 15 — 21 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Wet Leg "Wet Dream" 74 7 — — 19 — — 25 — 36 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Too Late Now" — — — — — — 35 — — — "Oh No" — — — — — — — — — — "Angelica" 2022 — 38 — — — — — 22 — 41 "Ur Mum" — 46 — — — — — — — — "Catch These Fists" 2025 99 39 10 88 15 — 2 7 — 9 Moisturizer "CPR" — — — 85 — — — — — — "Davina McCall" — — — — 13 — — — — — "Mangetout" — — — 62 — 37 4 2 32 14 "Hi From Me" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.
Other charted songs Title YearPeak chart positions Album "Pokemon"2025 77Moisturizer
Music videos Title YearAlbum Director "Chaise Longue" 2021Wet Leg Wet Leg "Wet Dream" "Too Late Now" Fred Rowson "Oh No" 2022 Wet Leg "Angelica" "Ur Mum" Lavaland "Catch These Fists" 2025Moisturizer Wet Leg "CPR" "Davina McCall" Chris Hopewell "Mangetout" Wet Leg"Pokemon" Elliott Arndt
Tours Headlining UK and US Tour (2022) "" UK, US and Europe Tour (2025)
Supporting Love On Tour - Inglewood, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Everything or Nothing at All Tour - Manchester and London.
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result2022Libera Awards Breakthrough Artist/Release"Chaise Longue" rowspan="2" Video of the Year Best Sync Usage "Chaise Longue" in Gossip Girl episode 5 AIM Independent Music Awards UK Independent BreakthroughWet Leg PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist rowspan="8" Best Independent Track"Chaise Longue" MTV Video Music Awards Push Performance of the Year Mercury Prize Album of the Year Wet Leg UK Music Video AwardsBest Rock Video - Newcomer "Ur Mum" "Wet Dream" MTV Europe Music Awards Best Push Wet Leg 2023Grammy Awards Best New Artist Best Alternative Music Performance "Chaise Longue" rowspan="2" Best Alternative Music Album Wet Leg Brit Awards British Album of the Year Best New Artist Wet Leg rowspan="2" Best British Group Best British Rock/Alternative Act Ivor Novello Awards Songwriter of the Year Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers rowspan="4" Libera Awards Record of the Year Wet Leg Best Alternative Rock Record Marketing Genius Best Live/Livestream Act US Tour 2022 Best Remix "Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)" rowspan="3" Video of the Year "Ur Mum" 2024 Grammy Awards Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical "Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)" 2026 Grammy Awards Best Alternative Music Performance "Mangetout" rowspan="5" Best Alternative Music Album Moisturizer Best Album CoverBRIT Awards British Group Wet Leg Best Alternative/Rock Act Moisturizer
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References
External links
RHAIN Bandcamp