On Tuesday evening Isle of Wight band, and global sensation, Wet Leg, released the music video for the first single (watch below) from their second album, Moisturizer, which is due out on 11th July 2025.
Wet Leg founders, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, are joined once again by Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth).
A tight, focused sound
The five-piece from the Isle of Wight have crafted an album that builds on the energy of their live shows and after a period of intense global touring, what the band have produced is a tight, focused sound. Their debut album brought them chart-topping success, Grammy and Brit awards, and more than half a billion streams. Judging by the fans’ reviews of songs filmed at recent gigs and posted to social media, the second album is sure to do just as well.
Staying true to their creative instincts
Rather than chasing commercial trends, Wet Leg have chosen to stay true to their creative instincts. All five band members have writing credits on the new album, after returning to work with producer Dan Carey and wrote the new album together in Southwold in March 2024.
Rhian said,
“We focused on: Is this going to be fun to play live?”
With Hester adding,
“We were just kind of having fun and exploring.”
You can pre-order the album across many formats, including vinyl, CD, cassette and streaming via the Wet Leg website.
Catch These Fists
To mark the new album announcement, Wet Leg have released the album’s lead single, Catch These Fists. The track features a driving bassline, sharp synths and heavy beats, with Rhian’s signature dry delivery.
The new single, Catch These Fists, was the first track played at last week’s secret gigs in Brighton and London (read OnTheWight’s report), as well as at the New York show on Monday night.
The video, filmed on the Isle of Wight and directed by the band, references horror films as well as their earlier video for Wet Dream which was filmed along in the same part of the Island.
Love songs, but not as you know them
The new album doesn’t shy away from difficult topics, with catch these fists addressing a tense encounter with a belligerent man. Other songs, like Mangetout, deliver barbed send-offs with lines like “get lost forever”.
Still, Moisturizer is mostly about love — in all its chaotic forms. The band describe Pond song as being “DEEP! IN! LOVE!!!!” and the album ranges from infatuated to obsessive.
With Moisturizer, Wet Leg sound sharper, more confident, and ready for the next stage in their journey. Long may it last!
[From a personal point of view, I wish they had stuck with British spellings, rather than US, but that’s just me being pedantic. Ed]
The band also performed the new single on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this week
The track listing for Moisturizer is:
- CPR
- Liquidize
- Catch These Fists
- Davina Mccall
- Jennifer’s Body
- Mangetout
- Pond Song
- Pokemon
- Pillow Talk
- Don’t Speak
- 11:21
- U And Me At Home
Tour dates
The band are back on the road this year, with dates in the UK and Europe:
- 21st May – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
- 23rd May – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
- 27th May – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
- 28th May – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
- 29th May – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
- 6th June – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, ES
- 14th June – Nos Primavera Sound, Porto, PT
- 21st June – Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, DE
- 22nd June – Southside Festival, Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE
- 27th June – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet, UK
- 2nd July – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
- 4th July – Rock Werchter, Werchter, BE
- 5th July – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen, Nl
- 6th July – Festival Beauregard, Herouville Saint-clair, FR
- 11th July – Trmsmt, Glasgow, UK
- 15th July – I-days Milan, Milan, It W/ Olivia Rodrigo
- 16th July – Acieloaperto Festival, Cesena, IT
- 1st Aug – All Together Now, Waterford, IE
- 3rd Aug – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
- 7th Aug – Oya Festival, Oslo, NO
- 8th Aug – Way Out West, Gothenburg, SE
- 10th Aug – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay, UK
- 15th Aug – Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, UK
- 17th Aug – Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-mézières, FR
You can find out more about Wet Leg by visiting their newly revamped 90’s feel website.
Article edit
9.20am 4th Apr 2025 – Jimmy Fallon video added
