We have been chasing a Moist Leg Tiny Desk ever because the Isle of Wight band floored us with the 2021 single “Chaise Longue,” a tune that, like a lot of the group’s work, is as understated and droll as it’s frenetic and infectious.
So, once we lastly bought Moist Leg into the workplace to document this efficiency, we weren’t stunned by the quantity of playful swagger the band introduced, or by how rigorously calibrated the set was. However followers is likely to be stunned by how a lot Moist Leg leans into that extra understated aspect. You will not hear “Chaise Longue” or “Catch These Fists,” the ripping first single from the upcoming album, moisturizer. As an alternative, singer Rhian Teasdale and the remainder of the band selected to highlight the album’s core themes: the enjoyment of being in love in a state of bliss.
That is to not say it is a quiet or totally restrained set. The band opens with “CPR,” a heady alarm about obsession and the methods unchecked love can dismantle you, adopted by a preview of the not-yet-released “mangetout” from moisturizer. Additionally they carry out the carefree, sunny-day single “davina mccall,” a showcase for Teasdale’s beautiful voice, earlier than closing with one other unreleased observe from moisturizer — and one the band says it is by no means performed stay for anybody earlier than — a languid, dreamy ode to the enduring energy of affection known as “11:21.”
SET LIST
- “CPR”
- “mangetout”
- “davina mccall”
- “11:21”
MUSICIANS
- Rhian Teasdale: vocals, guitar
- Hester Chambers: guitar, keys, background vocals
- Joshua Mobaraki: guitar, synth, MPC, background vocals
- Ellis Durand: bass, background vocals
- Henry Holmes: drums, background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Robin Hilton
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern
- Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dora Levite
- Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
- Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
- Tiny Desk Crew: Lars Gotrich, Ashley Pointer
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
