Wet Leg have officially returned with the announcement of their sophomore album: it’s called moisturizer and set for release on July 11th via Domino Records. They’ve also shared the album’s first new song, “catch these fists.”
moisturizer serves as the follow-up to Wet Leg’s lauded 2022 self-titled debut, and like its predecessor, is produced by Dan Carey. Now evolved beyond the two piece of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, moisturizer is the first Wet Leg release to include and credit touring members Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synths). The record takes inspiration from their experiences touring incessantly throughout 2022 and 2023, as well as horror movies, falling in love, and whatever would “be fun to play live.”
As for the more specific contents of moisturizer, the band has provided a list: “Active ingredients: kinship, Davina McCall, tourburn, ketamine, true love, every Alien film, Dan Carey, devotion, the Solent, CPR dolls, rapid success, Jennifer and Needy, obsession, guitars, lesbian sex, Suffolk, and cabin fever,” they say. “Apply liberally.”
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They’ve offered the first preview of moisturizer today with “catch these fists.” Fans of Wet Leg’s first album are in for a treat, as “catch these fists” doesn’t alter much of their irony-laced post-punk formula. This time, however, they dial up the ferocity and add a bit of dance-punk to the mix, with Teasdale shutting out a belligerent man by declaring in the chorus “I know all too well just what you’re like/ I don’t want your love, I just wanna fight.”
The band has also shared the official music video for “catch these fists,” which a press release mentions is “a suitably off-kilter introduction into moisturizer valley.” Filmed on Teasdale and Chambers’ native Isle of Wight, the video follows the band parading around landscapes similar to the ones found in the visuals for “Wet Dream” and “Chaise Lounge.” Throughout, they drink milk and eat hot dogs while running, dance with boomboxes and beach balls, and do the cancan together. Watch the visual below.
Wet Leg have yet to announce a North American tour in support of the album, but they do have a large slate of festival appearances set to come in Europe this summer, including appearances at Primavera Sound, Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, Way Out West, and more. Before then, they’ll embark on a short run of UK dates; get tickets to their international shows here. Meanwhile, the band will debut “catch these fists” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, April 2nd, and will head out west to play an intimate Los Angeles concert on April 8th.
We named Wet Leg as one of our CoSigns with the release of their 2022 debut; revisit our interview with Teasdale and Chambers.
moisturizer Album Artwork:
moisturizer Tracklist:
01. CPR
02. liquidize
03. catch these fists
04. davina mccall
05. jennifer’s body
06. mangetout
07. pond song
08. pokemon
09. pillow talk
10. don’t speak
11. 11:21
12. u and me at home
Wet Leg 2025 Tour Dates:
04/08 — Los Angeles, CA @ The River
05/21 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
05/23 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
05/27 — Edinburgh, SC @ Usher Hall
05/28 — Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
05/29 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
06/06 — Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/14 — Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound
06/21 — Scheessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/22 — Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/27 — Shepton Mallet, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
07/02 — Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/04 — Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/05 — Beuningen, NL @ Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
07/06 — Herouville Saint-Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard
07/11 — Glasgow, SC @ TRNSMT
07/15 — Milan, IT @ I-Days Milan *
07/16 — Cesena, IT @ Acieloaperto Festival
08/01 — Waterford, UK @ All Together Now
08/03 — Oxfordshire, UK @ Wilderness Festival
08/07 — Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/08 — Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
08/10 — Newquay, UK @ Boardmasters Festival
08/15 — Crickhowell, WA @ Green Man Festival
08/17 — Charleville-Mézières, FR @ Cabaret Vert Festival
* = w/ Olivia Rodrigo