Wet Leg release new song ‘Ur Mum’

On Friday, Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg will release their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album. Since unleashing their first single in June last year, things have moved at lightning speed for Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – from selling out all their live shows in minutes, performing on US TV three times, being crowned number 2 in BBC’s Sound of 2022 to racking up 40M global streams and 9M YouTube views as well as been touted, most recently, by Dave Grohl, Lorde and Jack White. Before all twelve tracks from Wet Leg are revealed, today the duo share new song “Ur Mum”.

“Ur Mum” opens with a spectacular insult lobbed in the direction of an ex-boyfriend: “When I think about what you’ve become, I feel sorry for your mum” but the song also nods to outgrowing the slow pace of life and small town energy of the island: “When the lights go down on this fucking town, I know it’s time to go” and results in Rhian letting out her “longest and loudest scream” for 11.02 seconds. Teasdale says of the song:

“I was pretty angry at way things had gone in this particular dynamic. It’s just a diss song I wrote to make myself feel better. It worked.”

The video directed by Lava La Rue who says:

“The Ur Mum video was all about bringing the viewer into the Wet Leg world – sprinkling details throughout the visual that not only reference at least 4 songs off the album but also plenty of inside jokes within the band too. Artistically it shows where the aesthetic of American indie films like Napoleon Dynamite fit perfectly in the scape of rural British settings – this concept first came to me when the band took me to IOW for the first time – I saw the connection and it all clicked into place.”

The band have just completed an extensive round of touring in North America including roadblock SXSW showcases, an Academy Awards pre party for YSL, performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

They’ve also confirmed their UK touring plans for November including 2 dates at London’s O2 Forum which are already sold out. Fresh from their appearance at BBC 6 Music Festival on the weekend, they’ve been announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekender in May and also as the only addition to Radio 1’s Brit List.

Listen to Wet Leg‘s previous singles: “Chaise Longue”, “Wet Dream”, “Too Late Now”, “Oh No” and “Angelica”.

Wet Leg is available to pre-order on exclusive clear vinyl (with a 7″ of two non-album tracks) via the band’s webstore, standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally. A variety of merch (T-shirt, print) is available as a pre-order bundle too. Pre-order: Wet Leg Store | Digital

Upcoming live dates
Thursday 7th April – Banquet @ PRYZM, Kingston (early & late) – sold out
Friday 8th April – Rough Trade East, London (matinee & evening) – sold out
Saturday 9th April – Resident, Brighton – sold out
Sunday 10th April – Rough Trade, Bristol – sold out
Monday 11th April – Rough Trade, Nottingham – sold out
Tuesday 12th April – HMV, Birmingham – sold out
13th April – Bear Tree Records out-store at The Foundry, Sheffield – sold out
16^th April – Newcastle University, Newcastle – sold out
17^th April – The Mash House, Edinburgh – sold out
19^th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – sold out
20^th April – Gorilla, Manchester – sold out
21^st April – Trinity Centre, Bristol – sold out
23^rd April – o2 Institute, Birmingham – sold out
24^th April – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich – sold out
26th April – Electric Ballroom, London – sold out
27^th April – The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth – sold out

14^th May – Point Ephemere, Paris – sold out
15^th May – Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels – sold out
16^th May – Jaki, Cologne
19^th May – Doornroosje, Nijmegen
20^th May – Rotown, Rotterdam – sold out
21^st May – London Calling @ Paradiso, Amsterdam
23^rd May – Milla, Munich
24^th May – Milla, Munich – sold out
25^th May – Berghain/Kantine, Berlin – sold out

28^th May – Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park, Warrington
16^th June – Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
23^rd June – The Louisiana, Bristol – Independent Venue Week/sold out
9^th July – TRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow
20^th August – Pukkelpop Festival
25^th August – Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver – sold out

23^rd October – Strom, Munich
25^th October – Magazzini Generali, Milan
26^th October – Mascotte, Zurich
29^th October – Mojo Club, Hamburg
4^th November – Trix, Antwerp
5^th November – Vera, Groningen
6^th November – Astra Kulturehaus, Berlin
7^th November – Kantine, Cologne
9^th November – Elysee Montmartre, Paris
10^th November – Rockhal Club, Esch-sur-alzette
11^th November – Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam

13^th November – UEA, Norwich – sold out
14^th November – O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol – sold out
15^th November – O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool – sold out
17^th November – SWG3, Glasgow – sold out
18^th November – Leeds Beckett Students Union, Leeds – sold out
19^th November – O2 Ritz, Manchester – sold out
21^st November – O2 Institute, Birmingham
23^rd November – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – sold out
24^th November – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – sold out
25^th November – Rock City, Nottingham – sold out
27^th November – Limelight, Belfast
28^th November – Academy, Dublin

Wet Leg have partnered with PLUS1 on their November UK tour so that £1 from every ticket goes to War Child to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war. www.warchild.org.uk