# ALBUM :  Wet Leg drops self-titled debut

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2022/04/album-review-wet-leg-wet-leg/
- Published: 2022-04-10T20:47:54-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Wet Leg feels like a band that would have absolutely dominated that teen blog/ tumblr
period of 2007-2012.

Maybe it’s because I was at the peak of my awkward teen powers in that period, but
having listened through the self-titled debut album from **The Isle of Wight** act
a couple of times now, their sound has thrown me back more than a decade to a time
where trying to being cool and unique in an online space was a lot more time consuming
than it should have been (please keep in mind I wasn’t allowed social media or anything
of the like while at school, so this is all purely anecdotal from friends who did).

With a sound wedged in that mysterious and chaotic vibe somewhere between Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, Le Tigre, Gossip and Metric, there’s been an incredible buzz surrounding 
the English group for the past 12 months that could (and honestly probably will)
transcend and connect to generations past, present and future.

After bursting out with the inescapable “Chaise Longue” in the middle of 2021, Wet
Leg has continued to release a flurry of catchy, hook laden and slightly sardonic
hits over the past six months or so, all of which have managed to make it onto their
debut.

While it makes sense to lead into your debut album having released a couple of songs,
Wet Leg has gone one step further and by the time of release, they have already 
released half of the songs on the album.

Some may interpret this as showing their cards too early. I’m here to say, yes they
have shown their cards, but luckily for the band, it’s just about a royal flush.

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