Wet Leg (studio album)
by Wet Leg

From DJFresh-Rock 12/29/2024 03:40 | #306693

Sounding something like a cross between The Pretenders and Sleaford Mods, Wet Leg give us one of the most original-sounding albums of the pop year. Woozy, sweary and full of post-punk attitude, Wet Leg entertains at every turn.

one of the better albums of the year and definitely grammy deserving.

Album Rating: 68.83
(826/12)


1.Being In Love. 72
2.Chaise Longue. 68
3.Angelica. 66
4.I Don't Wanna Go Out. 69
5.Wet Dream. 85
6.Convincing. 67
7.Loving You. 78
8.Ur Mum. 54
9.Oh No. 56
10.Piece Of Shit. 69
11.Supermarket. 67
12.Too Late Now. 75

Loving Wet Leg, a breath of fresh air, certainly in my top ten albums of 22

“Wetleg” tries a bit too hard to be clever. Songs attempt to have this wry sense of humor about them, but it rarely hits the mark. This produces groaner lyrics such as “To tell me if I'm thin or fat, to tell me should I shave my rat”. The focus on wordplay also comes at the cost of thematic meaning. They will jump from innuendo to innuendo without building a foundation of feeling. This is most apparent on the break-up tracks, which all together only amount to only “Piss off, loser”. Instrumentally, there is competent jangle pop, but with the exception of “Wet Dream” no stand-out guitar lines. If you put your tongue too far into your cheek, no one will know what you are saying.

From Brad1770 09/10/2022 06:52 | #289542

Wet Leg are Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers who smashed into our consciousness fully formed out the egg from The Isle of Wight of all places. With their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks they deliver a fun and surprisingly assured debut that yes does actually deliver on the hype

Whilst 2021’s viral hit “Chaise Lounge” will get most of the attention here, the real hero’s are the wonderful dripping with sarcasm “Wet Dream” along with its song mate “Supermarket”. Unfortunately, a couple of filler tracks [“Ur Mum” / “Convincing”] stop this album from being some thing really special - regardless the many highs paper over any cracks for ultimately one of 2022’s most compelling listens

First Aid Kit (new album coming soon in 2022) ain’t got nothing on these gals

Probably the most hyped debut album this year and I feel it (mostly) lives up to expectations.

Folks who like the sly and wry female-vocal rock will enjoy this immesurably. I however did not.

Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Wet Dream
B-Side: Too Late Now

From cestuneblague 04/30/2022 22:08 | #284831

For some reason I thought they were Scandanavian


Yeah this is plenty all-right, a lot of aughties-era deja vu, but certainly peppy and well-produced even if this feels far too overhyped at the current moment. At least there are enough engaging tunes (though some wide misses as well) to make me forgive the "ur so woke/diet coke" line.