Isle of Wight band, Wet Leg’s debut, self-titled album, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Mercury Prize.
The Mercury Prize with FREE NOW ‘Albums of the Year’ celebrate and promote the best of British and Irish music recognising artistic achievement across a range of contemporary music genres.
The shortlist was chosen by an independent judging panel and was revealed at a launch event, hosted today by BBC Music’s Huw Stephens.
Phenomenal rise to fame
Wet Leg’s rise to worldwide fame has been phenomenal. Having signed to Domino Records, Wet Leg launched their first single Chaise Longue in June 2021 to huge critical acclaim, with five singles following suit, before the debut self-titled album launched in April 2022 to rave reviews.
The shortlist
The other 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW ‘Albums of the Year’ are:
- Fergus McCreadie ‘Forest Floor’
- Gwenno ‘Tresor’
- Harry Styles ‘Harry’s House’
- Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler ‘For All Our Days That Tear the Heart’
- Joy Crookes ‘Skin’
- Kojey Radical ‘Reason to Smile’
- Little Simz ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’
- Nova Twins ‘Supernova’
- Sam Fender ‘Seventeen Going Under’
- Self Esteem ‘Prioritise Pleasure’
- Yard Act ‘The Overload’
Attend the awards ceremony
The 2022 Awards Show will take place on Thursday 8th September at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.
The event will feature live performances from many of the shortlisted artists and the evening will culminate in the announcement of the overall winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW ‘Album of the Year’. Tickets are available from their Website.
Fingers crossed for our Isle of Wight girls, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers and everyone else who worked so hard on producing the album.
Find out more
Learn more about Wet Leg by dipping into News OnTheWight’s Wet Leg archive, where you can learn more about the band members, where the name came from and their record releases
Visit the Wet Leg Website or follow the band on Instagram (217,000 followers), Facebook (47,300 followers), TikTok (384,600+ followers and 4.3m Likes) or Twitter (49,600+ followers).
Buy the album
If you haven’t already, you can order your copy of the band’s debut album, Wet Leg, through Ventnor Exchange or AAA Records in Newport.
Image: © Hollie Fernando
