Wet Leg, the Isle of Wight five-piece founded by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, have announced that their eagerly anticipated second album, Moisturizer, will be released on July 11th via Domino Recordings.
Joined by Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth), Moisturizer is fun, freaky, and fabulous—an unbridled display of the live energy Wet Leg has built up over years of non-stop touring. Punchier, prettier, and more perverse in all the right ways, Moisturizer is an album of manic love songs and well-timed kiss-offs, delivered by one of the UK’s most beloved bands of oddballs.
Through relentless touring worldwide, Wet Leg evolved into a sharp, caustic live act that capitalized on their debut album’s success—earning #1 chart placements at home and abroad, three Grammys, two Brit Awards, and over half a billion streams. If success presents a fork in the road for any new band—to “go pop” or stay true to their creative instincts—Wet Leg emphatically chose the latter, once again working with producer Dan Carey.
In March 2024, the band retreated to Southwold to write, living together, working all day, and watching horror movies all night. This immersive process led to a new sense of creative symbiosis, with all five members earning writing credits on Moisturizer. “We were just kind of having fun and exploring,” says Chambers. “We focused on whether a song would be fun to play live—it felt natural to write the second record together,” adds Teasdale.
Alongside the album announcement, the band has also shared the first taste of Moisturizer with its frenetic, alluringly combative lead single, “Catch These Fists.” Bursting to life with an untamed, electrified groove, “Catch These Fists” is dance-punk at its finest—bass notes ricocheting off a wall of howling synths, thunderous beats colliding with Teasdale’s razor-sharp deadpan.
Watch the video for “Catch These Fists” above.
