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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Isle Of Wight indie rock duo Wet Leg was produced and recorded by Dan Carey except for two tracks produced by Jon McMullen ("Chaise Longue") and Josh Mobaraki ("Angelica").
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. musicOMH.com
    Apr 11, 2022
    100
    The album could have been a niche critical favourite that marked them out as just curious oddities. Instead every preconception has been firmly smashed. Firmly on track to become the biggest band in the country, Wet Leg are here to shake the post pandemic culture out of its slumber.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 5, 2022
    100
    It rushes with liberating, infectious joy that makes you want to grab your own partner-in-crime and speed off on an adventure to find somewhere that’s, as ‘Angelica’s mantra suggests, is “good times all the time”. With Wet Leg as your soundtrack, it seems inevitable you’ll find that place.
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 7, 2022
    90
    It’s also apparent to anybody with an open mind and ears that they have the legs to carry on crafting melodically uplifting idiosyncratic earworms for as long as it remains fun.
  4. Uncut
    Apr 4, 2022
    80
    Brisk and adrenalised, Wet Leg leaves little room to get bored, and is impressively low on filler for a debut. Even the sketchy minor tracks earn their place here. [May 2022, p.33]
  5. Beats Per Minute
    Apr 8, 2022
    80
    In many ways, it’s Wet Leg’s small imperfections that make it the perfect debut – an impressive, tantalising exploration of their core talents that leaves just enough room for improvement.
  6. The Guardian
    Apr 7, 2022
    80
    Wet Leg have certainly got people listening, and by channelling their sense of humour and showmanship into a series of tracks that are far more nuanced and three-dimensional than the infuriatingly repetitive song that made their name, they’ve ensured their debut album is well worth hearing – again and again and again.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    Apr 4, 2022
    60
    A handful more tracks and now, the full monty, reveals that there seem to be two Wet Legs high-kicking for supremacy: the knockabout, sly, absurdist outfit and a band that turn out to be quite like a lot of other bands.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. guth
    Apr 26, 2022
    10
    Fun, catchy and a new sound! Can't wait to see whats to come for this band!
  2. bitburn
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    I absolutely love this album. These guys are so awesome and a blast to watch and listen to. It's messy and juvenile! Exactly what I needed to hear!
  4. Richojaip
    Apr 8, 2022
    10
    En la moodboard de Wet Leg aparecen películas filmadas con cámaras de seguridad como Clerks, Slacker, muy populares como mean Girls, sonidosEn la moodboard de Wet Leg aparecen películas filmadas con cámaras de seguridad como Clerks, Slacker, muy populares como mean Girls, sonidos de minimo esfuerzo disonante de tres dedos con chispas de Sleater Kinney, The Breeders, la voz e ingenuidad sexy de Deerhoof y Yeah yeah yeahs, música de cajeras de tienda hablando de sus rupturas frente a clientes, bromeando con doble sentido sobre el sexo, escape, frustración y tristeza para olvidar lo detestable que es trabajar todo el día friendo papas, solo es Música de fiesta para gente triste que busca música de fiesta para darle algo de humor a su angustia y viendo cómo llegas a los 30 y sigues haciendo lo mismo, bueno Wet Leg ya no volverá a la caja de ningúna tienda de grifo, eso es seguro. ¿Que haces ahí sentado? Deberías estar en horizontal teniendo sueños húmedos de piernas mojadas, recostado todo el día en un diván y oyendo el debut de la banda con más zumbido mediático para la Gen Z en años.… Expand
  5. MusicGuyMack
    Apr 15, 2022
    9
    It tends to sag a bit during its attempts at more low-key intimacy, and a fair few tracks end up sounding far stronger lyrically than they doIt tends to sag a bit during its attempts at more low-key intimacy, and a fair few tracks end up sounding far stronger lyrically than they do musically and vice-versa, but overall "Wet Leg" is a thoroughly solid and enjoyable debut effort for the titular indie-rock duo, with peppy drum and bass rhythms and buzzsaw guitars lending a further fierce yet spunky edge to the humorously biting, sardonic lyrical explorations of love, sex, female agency, parental expectations, and toxic masculinity.

    Choice Cuts: "I Don't Want to Go Out," "Wet Dream," "Convincing," "Oh No," "Piece of ****    … Expand
  6. Ricko
    Jun 15, 2022
    8
    Quite an enjoyable album that resides more in the pop camp than the indie rock one. Despite 12 tracks in 36 minutes, the album somehow managesQuite an enjoyable album that resides more in the pop camp than the indie rock one. Despite 12 tracks in 36 minutes, the album somehow manages to feel longer than it needed to be. There are a few really catchy tunes with the singles the previewed the record all sounding great. It has to be said that there is also a bit of filler amongst the album tracks. It will be the albums that follow this that will determine how good Wet Leg are. The debut shows plenty of promise but equally has many faults and has lots of room for improvement. The style could get boring quickly if not developed but if there is genuine substance behind Wet Leg then we could be listening back to this album as the start of a golden vein of records.… Expand
  7. hausoflilluis
    Dec 15, 2022
    7
    OH MY GOD! WHAT DID JUST HAPPENED? What an album! Defintetly, I have no words, but I need a fandom party or something to dance along othersOH MY GOD! WHAT DID JUST HAPPENED? What an album! Defintetly, I have no words, but I need a fandom party or something to dance along others 'cause this is what I've been looking for!

    fav tracks: "Chaise Longue", "Oh No", "Piece of **** "Ur Mum", & "Too Late Now"
    KEY-TRACK: "Wet Dream"    … Expand
  8. TBall
    Apr 12, 2022
    0
    Ridiculous, unmusical dreck by two annoying young women with one of the worst band names ever (even if it means something although apparentlyRidiculous, unmusical dreck by two annoying young women with one of the worst band names ever (even if it means something although apparently self descriptive).… Expand

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