Rhian Teasdale feared that Wet Leg’s early success was a “freak incident”.
The rock band’s second album Moisturizer is up for three Grammy Awards at next month’s ceremony and the vocalist admits that the Chaise Lounge group didn’t expect such a successful follow-up to their eponymous 2022 debut.
Rhian told People: “It’s just crazy to see your band’s name next to legitimate artists who’ve been in the industry for a long time and who’ve maybe inspired you to make music.
“We were very much prepared for, ‘The first album was just this mad, freak incident.’ We weren’t really expecting that for album two, so it’s just really nice.”
Teasdale, 32, confessed that she wasn’t expecting any Grammy nominations for Wet Leg – which also consists of guitarist Hester Chambers, guitarist and keyboard player Josh Moboraki, bassist Ellis Durand and drummer Henry Holmes – this time around.
She recalled: “Literally two seconds before we got the call, I was saying to Ellis, ‘It would be really nice to get nominated because it is really fun to get to go and be a part of it. But… this time, it’s not our turn. It’s someone else’s turn.’
“And then we got the call, it was like, ‘What?’ We were just kind of making peace with not being invited along this year.”
Rhian explained how Wet Leg made Moisturizer by working together in a rented country house – just as they had done for their debut effort.
She said: “It was the most natural thing to write the second album together. We’ve all got matching friendship rings (that say) ‘Wet Leg Forever’.
“It’s definitely good being in a band because I think you always are your own worst critic. If it was just me on my own, I’d be like, ‘Is this a stupid idea? Yeah, it probably is’, and that would be the end of it. So I think it’s really important for encouraging each other.”
Wet Leg have Coachella dates to look forward to in 2026 and Rhian believes that band are enjoying their “best days” at the moment.
The musician said: “When people say, ‘Oh, you should appreciate being at school, those are the best days of your lives’, I don’t know. I think this is it. I think we’re in it right now.”
