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 Weekenderin 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