Wet Leg share new single ‘CPR’ and announce EU tour

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Kicking off their UK tour last week that saw the band play two storming shows at London’s Brixton Academy as well as Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Wet Leg continue their comeback with the palpitation-inducing new single “CPR”. The opening track of their second album moisturizer (due July 11^th), “CPR” is one of the many love songs found on their upcoming record. However, Rhian Teasdale’s refrain of “Is it love, or suicide?” confirms that this is not exactly Wet Leg Does Barry Manilow. As the band lock into a sleazy beat, Teasdale sings about her new romance with a sly, nihilistic deadpan, before letting all hell break loose on the chorus.

The video for “CPR”, directed by the band, is a headbanging, freewheeling one-take glimpse into the world of the UK’s most beloved oddballs.

 Although Teasdale previously felt allergic to writing love songs, moisturizer is defined by its sheer exuberance and Teasdale ended up finding the process empowering. moisturizer is the band turning the dial up and delivering a record that is unapologetically bolder, stronger and raunchier. 

Alongside “CPR”, Wet Leg have announced a run of UK outstores including Kingston’s Pryzm plus a new tour for Europe in October. The band’s mammoth 22-stop North American moisTOURizer will start on September 1^st in Seattle, numerous shows have sold out already. Pre-order moisturizer via specific record stores for access to the outstores, info here. 

“CPR” follows the frenetic, alluringly combative lead single “catch these fists” which has now been performed live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Jonathan Ross Show. 

Wet Leg are Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth). 

Upcoming live dates
Fri 6^th June – Primavera Sound, Barcelona
Sat 14^th June – NOS Primavera Sound, Porto
Sat 21^st June – Hurricane Festival, Scheessel
Sun 22^nd June – Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck
Fri 27^th June – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet

Wed 2^nd July – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde
Fri 4^th July – Rock Werchter, Werchter
Sat 5^th July – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen
Sun 6^th July – Festival Beauregard, Herouville Saint-Clair
Wed 9th July – Pryzm, Kingston 
Fri 11^th July – TRNSMT, Glasgow
Tue 15^th July – I-Days Milan, Milan w/ Olivia Rodrigo
Wed 16^th July – Acieloaperto Festival, Cesena
Mon 21st July – Chalk, Brighton 
Tues 22nd July – Coventry Empire, Coventry 
Wed 23rd July – Foundry, Sheffield 

Fri 1^st Aug – All Together Now, Waterford
Sun 3^rd Aug – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
Thu 7^th Aug – Oya Festival, Oslo
Fri 8^th Aug – Way Out West, Gothenburg
Sun 10^th Aug – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay
Fri 15^th Aug – Green Man Festival, Crickhowell
Sun 17^th Aug – Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-Mézières  

Mon 1^st September – Paramount Theatre, Seattle
Tues 2^nd September – Paramount Theatre, Seattle
Wed 3^rd September – Malkin Bowl, Vancouver
Fri 5^th September – Revolution Hall, Portland
Sat 6^th September – Revolution Hall, Portland
Tues 9^th September – First Avenue, Minneapolis
Wed 10^th September – The Salted Shed (outdoors), Chicago
Fri 12^th September – History, Toronto
Sat 13^th September – Mtelus, Montreal
Sun 14^th September – Roadrunner, Boston
 Mon 15^th September – Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia
Wed 17^th September – Summer Stage in Central Park, New York
Thurs 18^th September – Brooklyn Paramount, New York
Fri 19^th September – 9:30 Club, Washington
Sun 21^st September – Shakey Knees Festival, Atlanta
Tues 23^rd September – Rolling Stone’s Gather No Moss @ Marathon Music Works, Nashville
Sun 28th September – Ohana Music Festival, Dana Point
Tues 30th September – Fox Theatre, Oakland

Wed 1^st October – Fox Theatre, Oakland
Fri 3^rd October – Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix
Sun 5^th October – Austin City Limits, Austin
Tues 7^th October – The Criterion, Oklahoma City
Sun 12^th October – Austin City Limits, Austin
Tues 14^th October – The Lowbrow Palace, El Paso
Fri 17^th October – Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Mon 27^th October – L’Olympia, Paris
Tues 28^th October – Le Transbordeur, Lyon
Fri 31^st October – New Fall Festival, Düsseldorf 

Sun 2^nd November – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
Mon 3^rd November – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Tues 4^th November – TivoliVredenburg – Ronda, Utrecht
Thurs 6^th November – Les Docks, Lausanne
Fri 7^th November – Theaterfabrik, Munich
Sun 9^th November – Columbiahalle, Berlin
Mon 10^th November – Docks, Hamburg
Tues 11^th November – Rockhal Club, Esch-sur-Alzette
Tickets: European tour tickets on general sale Fri 6^th June 10am local time

moisturizer is available to pre-order on limited edition 3D gatefold cream coloured vinyl w/ signed photo, picture disc vinyl, standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Wet Leg’s store | Digital