As Wet Leg, the Isle of Wight's Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers bring a refreshing sense of fun to post-punk. On singles such as 2021's Mean Girls-quoting viral hit "Chaise Longue," they turn the style's deadpan irony on its head, pairing scrappy guitars and drums with dryly humorous lyrics. Released in 2022, their self-titled debut album not only topped the U.K. charts but fared well around the globe, bringing Wet Leg mainstream notoriety and even winning the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
A decade before forming Wet Leg, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Teasdale...