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\u201cThis is so funny. What are we doing here?\u201d Wet Leg<\/a>\u2019s Rhian Teasdale requested bemusedly final weekend<\/a> (February 5). She and her bandmates have been standing on the Grammys<\/a> stage, amassing their first shiny gramophone of the evening (and their careers) and reacting as in the event that they\u2019d stepped right into a parallel universe.<\/p>\n At tonight\u2019s (February 11) BRITs, the fairytale continued \u2013 one other double for Britain\u2019s indie band of the second. More shell-shocked giggles soundtracked their acceptance speeches whereas Teasdale nodded to their label mates Arctic Monkeys as she recited a part of Alex Turner\u2019s notorious \u201cthat rock\u2019n\u2019roll\u201d speech<\/a> from the identical awards present in 2014. The Isle Of Wight band being lauded by awards our bodies, different musicians, media and followers all over the world is likely to be a shock to the artists themselves however, to these paying shut consideration since summer time 2021, these award wins really feel like a logical subsequent step in an unbelievable, charmed story.<\/p>\n When Wet Leg shaped, Teasdale and guitarist Hester Chambers determined to make enjoyable their primary objective. They\u2019d each beforehand tried to make a go of music solely to finish up working completely different jobs \u2013 Teasdale as a stylist and Chambers at her mother and father\u2019 jewelry enterprise. \u201cMaking it\u201d didn\u2019t seem to be it was on the playing cards for them as musicians, however they nonetheless stored taking part in and writing between work.<\/p>\n Then, they scored a take care of Domino earlier than releasing a single music \u2013 though they already had written most of their debut album. In July 2021, they lastly unveiled themselves to the world with their debut single \u2018Chaise Longue\u2019<\/a>, virtually immediately igniting a blaze of acclaim and reward for the band that has solely burned brighter within the months and years since. Packed pageant tents, sold-out gigs on whirlwind, relentless excursions, a Number One album<\/a> and help slots with the likes of Harry Styles<\/a> adopted, and, now, loads of coveted trophies.<\/p>\n