Wet Leg - Moisturizer
2025-07-22
As (probably) many others, I first ran into Wet Leg at their recent Tiny Desk Concert and some of their harmonic and melodic choices immediately made me think of Stephen Malkmus and Pavement—not in a plagiarizing, unoriginal way, but more like a natural evolution of the genre. When looking to their broader catalog (not just the Tiny Desk Set) it is clear that they are not just a slacker rock band but have lots of other influences and directions they can go in. To me there is perhaps a bit of Chicks On Speed hidden in there as well.
It is all very organic and “indie rock like our mom used to make it”.
Listen
- Mangetout: https://youtu.be/ye1_CSuv5NM
- Catch These Fists: https://youtu.be/6Kjz89xYmS4