CHAISE LONGUE or: How Wet Leg Buttered The Indie Worlds Muffin I New British Canon

Few modern rock bands have had the near immediate success of Wet Leg. Earning ungainly comparisons to Pavement, Liz Phair and The B52s thanks to their deadpan talksinging, Wet Legs musical formula was simple: loud guitars, fun times and not taking yourself too seriously. A welcome change of pace from the dour postBrexit postpunk surrounding them. Released in the Summer of 2021, their buzzy debut single blended innuendo, Mean Girls references and French furniture to thrilling effect, perhaps even signalling a new dawn for UK rock. This is New British Canon and this is the story of Chaise Longue. , WetLeg, britawards, musicdocumentary Factchecking by Serenity Autumn. 00:00 Introduction 00:52 The Origin Story of Wet Leg 04:31 Writing Chaise Longue 09:10 Recording Their Debut Album 14:10 The Near Immediate Ascent of Wet Leg Soundtrack Luar Citrine Jesse Gallagher The Golden Present Luar Anchor (so