Wet Leg: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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Bob Boilen | December 1, 2021
No other band has brought me more joy in 2021 than Wet Leg, and I truly needed joy in 2021. When "Chaise Longue," came out in June, it felt like a gift. It's rare to hear a band's very first song sound as perfect as this one did, but that's part of the magic that Wet Leg exudes. Two dear friends - Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers - making music to make each other smile, then watching that smile spread as audiences catch on.
That song has a few deadpan lines lifted from the film Mean Girls: "Is your muffin buttered? Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?" There's a golden moment in this Tiny Desk (home) concert when Rhian turns to Hester with the line, "Excuse me," while Hester responds dryly, "What?" Setting off a knowing smile back and forth made me love the band even more. They were gathered together at The Ventnor Exchange, a creative arts space/record shop/bar/venue on the Isle of Wight, their home turf. And their band - Henry Holmes on drums, Ellis Durand on bass and Josh Mobaraki on guitar and synth - amplify the rock and droll sound Rhian and Hester personify.
They've just announced the April 8 release date for their debut album, more tour dates, and shared two new songs, which you'll also hear them perform here. The new songs don't stray far from the two they'd previously released, which bookend this Tiny Desk (home) concert. Part of the footage was filmed on VHS tape, a bit of a wink toward their sound, which has roots in the '70s. It's not nostalgic, but it is playfully wistful.
SET LIST
"Chaise Longue"
"Too Late Now"
"Oh No"
"Wet Dream"
MUSICIANS
Hester Chambers: vocals, guitar
Rhian Teasdale: guitar, backup vocals
Henry Holmes: drums
Ellis Durand: bass
Josh Mobaraki: guitar, synth
CREDITS
Video: Joey Julliard, Oliver Bury, Josh Mobaraki
Audio: Patrick Lee, Josh Mobaraki
Special thanks: The Ventnor Exchange, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#nprmusic #tinydesk #wetleg
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Let’s see how wet Dream should be a corner from?
Thanks for keeping me informed
I love that we have gotten to the generation who locked themselves in the basement with their parents Pixies and Sonic Youth albums.
Very similar vibe/sound hey
Agreed
As a 50 year old post punk kid, It’s really fun to see it blossom
I hear som Blonde Redhead too
Chaise Longue reminds me a lot of a 90s Chicago band called Number One Cup, specifically their earlier stuff around the time of the Kim Chee Is Cabbage EP.
I'm ten hundred and this band reminds me of the songs we sang while riding the family Pterodactyl to the tar pits.
Give my best to Fred and Barney if they're still kickin'
HAH!~!!
Ha yess
Me too!
I feel excluded by a running joke I don't understand. BTW I'm 104 years old and chew t'baccy on my rocking chair in the porch of my house in Kentucky... if that means anything to anyone 😕
I’ve never experienced a new band I liked so much in the modern era…like this is the first time I’ve got to watch every little clip of ever little thing a band does. It’s fun. I’m 141 years old. The last band I liked this much was The Strokes in 2001. Internet was like 7 pages then.
Rocking hard at 141 🤘
Hahaha! 149 here!
Same!
Well put, this is so much fun and I’m so glad I found them early 😇 enjoy!
I'm older than time and this stands up pretty well.
That King Charles Spaniel can really drum.
This has to be the quickest a band has ever got onto Tiny Desk.
unfortunately.
love the band but they definitely have to have a member of the band with rich parents or something right? like someone in this band definitely has connections
@@RobertSlover yes, unfortunately, some people don't have an ounce of good taste. Wet Leg are the band I most want to see in 2022. Glad they'll be making a stop in Montréal!
@@slashers_zilla Nope. They're from the Isle of Wight and both women have previous played the Isle of Wight festival as individuals and then played it as Wet Leg this year. Their popularity has exploded. I imagine Tiny Desk found out about them the same way I did: UA-cam recommendation.
@@slashers_zilla I’m from the same little island as them, they’re signed to domino records (arctic monkeys label) but other than that it’s legit
The lyrics are so funny, especially the delivery. It's self-aware.
You're so Woke. Diet Coke. Oh no. 😂
I sing it to my 18 year old son... "Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign somebody to worry your mother?"
“Excuse me” “What?” 😂
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song suckkks thought and it's out of tune
They had me at "Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?😂❤ Female artists are just crushing the indie/alternative/post-punk genres this year.
I love how the two ladies are constantly looking at each other like they've just gotten away with something. Wonderful music and delightfully new (despite the fact that I'm sure I saw them in concert in 1987).
I don't know what makes Chaise Longue such an earworm but it really works... this band is blowing up!
It’s fun
I'm guessing it's some Isle of Wight Wicker Man-esque pagan witchcraft stuff going on, because I can't stop listening to it and apparently neither can anyone else. Also. it is fun!
Its the rythm guitar and drummer
@@TheMagicStatic glad I'm not the only one that gets that vibe! They'll happily put you to death because there'll be a great harvest next year. So enjoy it!, let's party
maybe because they rhyme longue with long. genius!
This is what Scott Pilgrim's dad listens to and it's a Jam
But it is still ear worm band
it wouldn't let me like this twice..
British indie making a comeback. Wet Leg, Porridge Radio, Crawlers. Kids that can play instruments and write kooky pop songs. Y' love to hear it.
I will be checking those other 2 out 👀. Thx
Some bands just have 'it' - and Wet Leg definitely have that. It's like Cibo Matto and the Ting Tings have crashed into the Pixies - and I love it. Nothing else like it at the moment, especially with the tongue in cheek lyrics - and watching Hester laugh her head off at some of the words is awesome.
Yessssss! There’s Le Tigre in here, there’s CSS, I love the comment essentially saying we’ve come full circle in that the kids who grew up on their parents music (Pixies & Sonic Youth) are running with it & building upon it.
touch of Breeders as well for good measure. hope they stay true
Also yeah yeah yeahs?
Suburban Lawns too
A beautiful and apt description, thank you!
simple punk chords but some very creative writing and some seriously catchy hooks in all of it - leaves me feeling good with a smile on my face
I think the tone and tempo make it more punk than the chords do
Did you listen to "Oh no"? Very psychedelic rock vibes
would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?
@@paolosalgo6987 excuse me.. What?
@@dudemanaric have you not listened to any of the songs? Lol
"Everyone hold onto your buttholes."
Gotta love her.
Ikr.. She and Rhian should have saved that as a line to put into one of their songs!
They edited it out now! It was great!
These guys remind me of my sister and her friends for how silly they go about things. It makes them seem so familiar I love these guys. Plus the punk sound just completes a perfect picture.
@@ManOnMars5 No edit, I just heard it.
I wonder if that was a reference to the alien themed video for 'Too LateNow.'
Great band, hats off to the drummer - great energy.
Is he like, just hitting his leg, when they have a beatpause. cuz it looks like it
Reminds me of XTC’s Terry Chambers. 💗
It’s nice to see such a positive UA-cam comment section. I love getting to see this band blossom.
They make me feel like I did back in 1978 -79 when the B52’s blew everyone’s mind with Rock Lobster and Planet Claire ….. love them
Was thinking exactly this
@@rob7360 same
Good call - was 13 then. But this crew way more punk. Buzzcocks for sure. Somehow making absolute magic repeating the same few notes.
Yes!
They're not that mind blowing but very fun and catchy
has no one written yet what a good singer Rhian is? she fits all genres, it feels like, and has a good range.
and she wears skirts
Check out her back catalogue it's awesome
She can carry a tune real well. The third song finally made me see the light.
I saw a video of her singing soprano and it blew my mind. She could sing in an opera.
Refreshing in many ways. Such range of vocal styles: dada, deadpan/sardonic, , punk, melodic, staccato/percussive.
How these guys have gone 0 - 💯 outta no where is crazy, they are such a breath of fresh air
bold of them to play their whole discography
Album drops April 8th
Give 'em a chance 🤷
😂😂😂
@@Rockin1965 en
DEAD
In my fifties, can't remember the last time a new band captured my attention like this, been getting my fill all morning.
Just heard them first time 3 days ago. I’m closer to 60 lol
I'm closer to 70, and haven't found someone I liked this much in a few years. And nobody this fun in 5 years. This is someone who spent his pre-pandemic life becoming the middle-aged and then old guy at the back of a club hearing live music and looking for new sounds. The singer's voice reminds me of cool from every decade. Lou Reed, the Waitresses, Kim Deal. The silliness takes me back to seeing the B-52's or Go-Go's in the early 80's, or to Pixies songs. When rock is mostly dead and something this fun comes along, I'm interested. I found them on TikTok, where they get mocked and trolled by the young, and I don't understand why.
I just heard them today and am sad to find they played a few miles away week before last. I'd have made this group my first "I'm fed up with the pandemic and going back out" concert.
same here,50 here ,grew up listening to the best music,this slots right in my playlist!!!! love them x
Check out Amyl and the Sniffers.
I’m 60 next week .. Hope that’s ok with the band and I’m allowed in .
A real throwback to best of Indie Brit Pop. 50+ and love it.
Despite having the shortest hair in the band, the drummer determined to make it the flashiest one. I respect that.
😂😂😂
Looks to me like the band decided on a 1970s prog rock look, but for a laugh told the drummer that the style was 1980s metal.
wow they really tightened up as a live act in such little time. Too Late Now was amazing. That drummer was really on with the bassist the whole time
Yes - I'm so glad people are giving the drummer creds 👍
implying that they used to be bad, no one can just give a straight complimentary comment or if they do it is tinged with lust for the women in the band. I think it's ego in some people.
Didn’t expect the psychedelic freakout turn for this band, but I’m all for it. What a great vibe. Love them to death, such a refreshing sound.
UGH HOW CAN A BAND BE ONE OF MY FAVOURITES IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
Just how creative? Extremely in my humble opinion. I’m a 54 year old bloke and I’ve been waiting for a band to come up to me and say, “listen to this”, well I’m listening and I love it.
Carter USM did it to me in the nineties, nit much else since...till now.
Big things are ahead. ✌️❤️
Love the sound, .... I was born mid 50's but love good music, keep it going 👍
2021, what a year! I have these very vivid memories of listening to Wet Leg all day long, all day long, on the chaise longue. Nostalgia, nostalgia...
Comment masterpiece⭐
First time I heard Wet Leg it stuck. Lovely stuff! I’m only 140 years old myself.
LOVE everything that this band does. I loved Chaise Lounge, but the more I hear from them the better they get.
I concur
Chaise longue... in French😉
what BBC 6 music can do for a band is unbeatable. Wet Leg, the (wet) LEGacy begins!
Hester is my spirit animal. Seriously, what a debut, and great Tiny Desk concert.
That drummer tho.... Kills it.
Is it just me or does Rhian have one of those voices you could listen to reading the phone book?
I could watch her reading the phonebook
@@nicksonsbikeski440 lol my thoughts exactly
Amen.
Her voice was assigned to butter your muffin.
I listen to Karen Carpenter when I read the phone book
Yay pure joy! I am an old fogie and this re-affirms my faith in the kids! Keep on doing what you are doing!
this band has single handedly restored my faith in music
This is probably the most fun I have had watching Tiny Desk for all these years.
That drummer is something.
A great group.
Great writing.
Great production.
But that drummer is special in my opinion, has an edge about him.
Keep an eye on his career too.
Totally agree
Agree.. very good drummer. They’re like a happy Fontaines DC.
Totally - Henry is a beast
He's F*CKING AWESOME 🤣
Yep drummer is fabulous.
I finally got Wet Dream out of my head and NPR releases a Tiny Desk from them? I'm cursed. They are really good, really catchy, but I had that song stuck in my head for more than a week. I fear listening to this. I know it will be great but I can't take another week of that.
They literally just dropped their 3rd video how were they out of your head...? Unless you hadn't seen the newest video
I feel you. I find myself singing this song at the most inappropriate times. It may get me fired.
@@zerklang SAME
🤣
high school band trash.
I've been checking content from this band/duo since Chaise Longue came out back in the Summer. I just love the risqué lyrics and double entendre which UA-cam feel necessary to give an 'explicit content' warning. Looking forward to seeing this energetic talented lot at a festival sometime during Summer 2022.
Jeez. Such a loooooong dry spell for getting a fresh new band. Finally. Can feel the excitement for music flooding back over me.
unintentionally iconic. So basic and great. Love you kids
I wasn't expecting this and I absolutely love it. I first heard Chaise Longue a month ago and I can't stop listening to it.
Rhian has so much range to her voice. I absolutely adore her sound. Hester reminds me of Hope from Mazzy Star, a shy and awkward girl who is adorable
Great call!
Listen to Rhian Teasdale - Humdrum Drivel
Hester reminds me of Tanya Donelly from Throwing Muses and Belly, and Wet Leg resembles late 1980s Throwing Muses a bit.
I like the drummer he is amazing 👏👏
This band is EXACTLY what we all need right now. I don't even know what to say. They're just perfect.
I remember when Chaise Longue's music video was being promoted by VEVO DSCVR when the song first came out and I was immediately hooked. Incredible to have watched them go from that to being one of the UKs most exciting new artists and getting their own Tiny Desk! Amazing!
I'd say this band is like a ice cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. So refreshing!
Wet Leg is my new favorite band! They remind me a lot of Throwing Muses.
Long Live Bob Boilen! I found Wet Leg by accident, merely trusting that the next Tiny Desk sesh would be worth a listen. One of the best accidents EVER! I LOVE THIS BAND! Catchy hooks combined with intelligent lyrics and instrumental depth. Thank you so much for the introduction, Tiny Desk!
0:00 chaise longue
3:42 too late now
7:42 oh no
10:19 wet dream
Ahhhhh I'm so proud that there's finally a band that I actually knew about BEFORE they made it onto Tiny Desk! Love Wet Leg!
lol same
I caught "Chaise lounge" on Double J (Oz radio), when it was virtually fresh. Great station with exceptional programmers, with exceptional taste and variety, who regularly introduce me to exceptional artists, and of that lot, Wet Leg are my personal fave of 2021
This version of Too Late Now is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.
YES!!!!!!!!! I love the guitar tone so much
This band feels like a breath of fresh air.
Hey you should look up The Doublejumps if you like Wet Leg. It's a band from my home country (new zealand) ✌✌💕💕
I smiled all the way through this. Finally someone has captured the live brilliance of Wet Leg! Everything about this is superb - the performance, the camera work, the recording and mixing, the editing. You really get to see each band member close up doing their thing and having a blast, and those little glimpses of their personalities. Henry is a monster on drums - but I'm a huge fan of all of them. For me they really were one of the most joyous highlights of 2021. Great work NPR team!! Go Wet Leg!! 💦💦🦵🦵🥒🥒 👒👒
101st .....💦🦵!
I've been dead for nearly 40 years and this song woke me up.
Wet Leg would have fit right into the Providence/RISD sound in the 80s. Throwing Muses especially. Love them!!
What is that? Providence/RISD sound?
@@MrTAD359 Rhode Island School of Design
Yup there's a lot of those influences in here. More than British influences too to my mind, and I'm not from either place
Throwing Muses...yes, exactly.
YUCK
Can't wait for the album. Love the songs, you folks are killing it, you've got momentum, please never slow down.
They are so much fun.
What a breath of fresh air.
It's like reuniting with a band you thought was dead.
I love you.
It's amazing how all the songs sound different but similar at the same time. What a breath of fresh air - I love them
The most exciting band in a long long time!! Loving you guys!! All of your songs seem so familiar yet original. Classic yet unique. Awesome!
If this band isn't the breakthrough artist of the year, then music is broken! I f*ckin love them!
as someone who's a huge fan of the pixies and company...this band is a breath of fresh air. amazing stuff
hear, hear
They instantly reminded me of Throwing Muses. Hester especially reminds me of Tanya Donelly.
That 90's film cuts are the best.
Just want to point out that the drummer is always tight in everything I have seen him do. These kids have IT.
This band is the icing and dare I say Cherry on top of the cake that is this great year in music, 2021. My 21 and only how I appreciate you!
I like how they end on "let's begin"
That is a brilliant way to end a song! like when Lucius used to start their concerts with the song "Go Home"!
I love the tunes already... This was such a great vid... Camera angles all thought about etc... Love you Wet Leg.
Really lovin' the Wet Leg sound. Cannot wait for more from you.
"Everybody hold on to your buttholes!" god-- I LOVE these girls!
Best thing I’ve stumbled across on UA-cam in a long time . Loved the whole set guys . Hopefully you’ll be touring in the South East soon .
I love them so much. I can't get enough of their songs
Good God that second tune is a masterpiece. What an incredible, spirited performance. Love this band and can't wait to see what else they do.
Fully. "Too Late Now" deserves a place in the pantheon of the greatest of great songs. I'm a month shy of 49, dead sober, and these are my feelings.
@theBlueSmokeBand I agree with those feelings wholeheartedly! I found these guys and they literally became one of my favorite bands overnight
They actually pull it off. There's been a few acts in the last decade trying to capture something similar and all have failed and sound just like fluff. This is actually really good quality. Like a non-dissonant Sonic Youth with the slightest modernity mixed in.
Jeez louiz I love this band. So glad to be able to catch them at the beginning and get the chance to follow along as they progress. Too often I’m late to the party. Simple, catchy hooks all over the place. Really like the lyrical content as well. For all those who wanna get on here to trash it: maybe if you’d quit taking yourself so seriously, you’d be able to enjoy more in life!❤️❤️
Amazing! Unique. Makes me smile listening. Looking forward to more from them!
They might not need MTV but that's how I discovered them during ridiculousness... commercial
... we loves them forever!!
Great tunes. I get chaise lounge out my head then they release wet dream. I'm really liking this band. Can't wait for the album.
Incredible. Effortless. One of the best debuts of the last decade
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you NPR and Wet Leg!!
These are seriously talented musicians! "Heart" them.
I was like oh man when are they going to release all this, dropped yesterday! They have such a good energy
This is a band to watch. They have all the right parts working together.
I haven't become so completely interested in a band this much since OK GO. I can't seem to get enough of them.
They have a really great combination of tallent. Great drummer too.
bubble baths for a higher path!
Chaise Longue was playing like 5x a day on The Current in minneapolis all 2021, got song of the year, made it here, not bad for a debut!
The guitar riff that kicks in just after 5:45 is immense. Love it. The melody reminds me of tune "Crash", it also was female vocal with electric guitar. I gather it was a cover.
do you mean Crash by the Primitives? I had just looked up that song to see if it what was ringing a bell for me. I hadn't heard that song since I was a kid.
Absolutely adore the deceptive simplicity of this.
Congrats on your Grammys! They are well deserved. I can't wait to hear what's next!!!
omg freaked out when i saw this in my subscriptions!! i love them!
I am transfixed!!! So ready for the masses! In awe and proud to live up the road from such amazing talent!🙀
So happy I found, so refreshing and honest good tunes!
I can't help that I love how much fun they still seem to be having.
Great sound, love this band!
So amazing! These guys make me smile when there is not much to smile about these days.