Wet Leg at Usher Hall
After taking some time off to write while watching repeated viewings of Braveheart and a variety of horror films, Wet Leg have returned with moisturizer, released later in the summer.
It follows the Grammy-winning self-titled debut which brought indie guitar music back into the mainstream. Rhian Teasdale flexes her biceps and stands in front of the enthusiastic audience amid flashing lights before opener catch these fists.
It's a much punkier, spiky and heavier industrial sound that packs a potent live punch.
While Teasdale along with lead guitarist Hester Chambers originally fronted the band, they are now a bona fide five-piece with Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth). Chambers, who spoke with fans and posed for photographs before the show, has taken more of a backseat while Teasdale shows off her ripped muscles and ditches her guitar at points to move around the stage while thrashing around her pink and blonde mane.
Her bleached eyebrows add to an uncanny stage presence. During liquidise a dead-eyed-stare is replaced with a smile as the hooky guitar pop summons Kim Deal's best moments from Pixies and The Breeders. The ferocity of Oh No recalls Nirvana's punk pop perfection and Teasdale is as comfortable with a guitar as without depending on what the song and performance requires.
Too Late Now is greeted like an old friend as fans jump up and down in the sweaty front rows. You probably heard the scream that greeted Chaise Longue, the audience complied with an earth-shattering 'What?' to Teasdale's 'Excuse me Edinburgh?', it's a memorable moment that's gone too soon.
For many, the track was a welcome release from Covid-19 when released in 2021.
In the same way that great pop songs can, it provided an escape, even if only for a few minutes. Each band member head-bangs under long mops of hair, clearly enjoying themselves as much as the audience. They close with CPR its compressed, hooky riff is reminiscent of P.J Harvey.
Wet Leg are so back.
At Usher Hall.
Wet Leg PHOTO Richard Purden
Wet Leg PHOTO Richard Purden
Wet Leg PHOTO Richard Purden
Wet Leg PHOTO Richard Purden
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