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| 2.5 average | Daniel Strathdee | April 16th 22 |
Not even particularly terrible, in fact there's a few songs on here I genuinely like, but the atmosphere surrounding this band is insufferable. This is post-punk for people who don't listen to post-punk, music for people who don't listen to music. Whatever the reality of this band's quick trajectory to stardom really is, it's just depressing to see people label them as something truly special, amidst an already thriving music scene that people clearly cannot be bothered to search for. Neither committing to emotional potency or sarcastic disinterest, this is just the veneer of "post-punk" filtered through the inoffensive sensibilities of indie-pop. I just wish people would stop pretending this is more than it is.
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| 0.0 | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | April 20th 22 |
"This is post-punk for people who don't listen to post-punk" Yeah, pretty much, but it's not like theirs is some overly hideous brand of the genre. The duo can craft a great track with a bounty of influences, cleverly sprawling together. It's not like it's a complete miss of an album. It ain't the saviour of post-punk either, but who really expected that.
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | October 20th 22 |
Can't remember an album where I see so many comments in negative reviews that aren't about the music itself. What does "the atmosphere surrounding the band" have anything to with leaving a score about a music album. Are people just mad this band has a following? It is pretty simple here. Catchy, extremely re-playable pop rock that leans more towards the pop side and has a nice mix of raspy guitars and soothing, sometimes angelic vocals. The lyrics are a meh at times but beyond that and a few tracks that leave something to be desired the album is very good. 'Wet Dream' is an easily finalist on the best tracks of 2022 and represents everything that is great about this album. Truly one of the weirder albums to read reviews of this year, a lot of anger surrounding a gentle, fun album.
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| 2.5 average | fog | April 26th 22 |
I guess listening to about 3 songs of this is fun enough (it doesn't actually matter which ones), but an album full of this band just doesn't work.
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| 3.0 good | Antonius | April 14th 23 |
I was unaware of the whole hype surrounding the British alt-indie rock duo from the Isle of Wight, but listening to their self-titled debut album Wet Leg, it's easy to understand why. Bouncing vibes, cheerful melodies, accessible tunes, simplistic song structures and hooky choruses, consist the main ingredients of the duet's music. After multiple listenings, however, I am still undecided as to whether Wet Leg is the result of pure genius or plain shallowness for the radio-friendly and casual listeners. Recommendations: "Angelica", "Chaise Longue", "Ur Mum", "Wet Dream", "I Don't Wanna Go Out".
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| 3.5 great | lz41 | June 16th 22 |
The most mellow impotent screams of frustration you've ever heard.
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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | April 20th 22 |
Another one. Wet Leg are kinda inoffensive in that it's by-the-numbers post-punk revival, but hey it's kinda fun y'know. Not *that* fun, but cool background muzak for the upcoming sunny dayz.
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| 2.0 poor | HelloJoe | April 11th 22 |
It's not my cup of tea. I bet they're a lot of fun live as the record has a really endearing
humour to it, even if it's not my type of humour.
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| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | December 23rd 25 |
| 3.0 good | Aeri | August 13th 25 |
| 3.0 good | vil1 | April 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | vai90 | February 6th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Luna | December 23rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Adamn | November 3rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Votex | October 27th 22 |
| 3.0 good | bnest | August 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Paint | August 3rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | aroge | July 27th 22 |
| 3.0 good | alamo | June 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | wwf | May 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Doobuc | May 11th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Pangea | April 15th 22 |
| 2.5 average | ArtBox | April 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | April 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | bharry | April 10th 22 |
| 2.5 average | HugoG | April 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rumpo | April 9th 22 |
| 2.5 average | anat | April 9th 22 |
| 2.5 average | doofy | April 9th 22 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | April 9th 22 |
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