It’s only been three weeks since we last shared news about Isle of Wight band, Wet Leg, but the latest is a real whopper.
The Wet Leg duo of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (with support from Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes and Josh Mobaraki) have been nominated an amazing five times in the 2022 BandLab NME Awards.
And the nominations are …
Wet Leg have been nominated in the following categories and are up against some heavy hitters in the music world, so we’re keeping everything crossed for them:
- Chaise Longue – Best Song in the World
- Wet Leg – Best New Act in the World
- Chaise Longue – Best Song (UK)
- Wet Leg – Best New Act (UK)
- Chaise Longue – Best Music Video (this has has over 2.5million shows)
The BandLab NME 2022 Awards take place at Brixton’s O2 Academy on Wednesday 2nd March and will be co-hosted by comedian, actor and writer Daisy May Cooper and grime trailblazer and radio host Lady Leshurr. Tickets are on sale now.
See the NME Website for the full list of nominations and to see who Wet Leg are up against.
BBC Sound of 2022
As well as this great news, the band’s BBC Sound of 2022 live session is going out on BBC Radio 1 from 8pm tonight (Thursday).
The band were announced earlier this month as making the list of artists in the BBC Sound of 2022.
Wet Leg’s debut album
The band has achieved a meteoric rise to fame since signing with Domino Records last year. They’ve picked up accolades galore and sold out live shows around the World.
Their debut album, Wet Leg, comes out on 8th April 2022 on Domino Records.
You can preorder your copy directly from the band’s Website or locally through Ventnor Exchange or AAA Records in Newport.
Check out the music videos
Below are a sample of videos from the band, including this really cute Tiny Desk (Home) Concert recorded at Ventnor Exchange for NPR Music.
Wet Leg Online
Visit the Wet Leg Website or follow the band on Instagram (78,600 followers), Facebook (14,000 followers), TikTok (161,500+ followers and 2m Likes) or Twitter (20,000+ followers).
