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Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s wildly anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer. After riding the wave of their self-titled debut — and the indie smash “Chaise Longue” — the CoSigned band doubled down on what made them so joyously chaotic in the first place. Now a five-piece, they holed up in the countryside, turned off their phones, and let their oddball impulses thrive. Listen above or wherever you get your podcasts.
“A lot of it just came out of GarageBand bedroom demos the first time,” Teasdale says, reflecting on the shift from a duo to a collaborative project. “So it was the most natural thing to write the second record together. We just wanted to shut the world out and jam — the romantic version of a band you read about in music mags.” Those late-night jam sessions were fueled by repeat viewings of Aliens, Braveheart (“six times, but never the full movie!”), and cult fave Jennifer’s Body — which even inspired a song of its own.
Teasdale gets real about the lyrical layers too, exploring love from a queer perspective for the first time. “Music is a self-indulgent beast, so I needed to write about being this deeply in love,” she explains. But that openness doesn’t mean she’s dropped the punk punchlines. “We still wanted songs that feel good to play live — that’s always the point.”
Listen to Rhian Teasdale talk about Wet Leg’s moisturizer and more in the new episode above or by watching the video below. Then, snag yourself tickets to Wet Leg’s upcoming tour dates by heading here.
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