Wet Leg have opened up about getting involved in the star-studded War Child charity album, ‘Help(2)’, and said that putting their name to it was “literally the least anyone could do”. Check out our full interview above.
The Isle Of Wight indie heroes caught up with NME at the 2026 BRIT Awards on Saturday (February 28), where they were nominated for both British Group and Alternative/Rock categories. Both nods came in celebration of their sophomore album ‘Moisturizer’, which was released in July and praised by NME as seeing them “return smarter, sexier and altogether stronger” than ever.
That record went on to be nominated for three awards at the Grammys and, since then, the band have been confirmed as part of the huge line-up for War Child’s upcoming ‘Help(2)’ album.
The star-studded album is set for release on Friday (March 6) via War Child Records, and will raise funds for young people whose lives have been affected by war and conflict. Visit here to pre-order.
It record comes following the original 1995 ‘Help’ record for War Child and, this time around, features huge names like Arctic Monkeys, Damon Albarn, Pulp, Fontaines D.C., Beabadoobee, Beck, Portishead‘s Beth Gibbons, Cameron Winter, Depeche Mode, Wolf Alice‘s Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Olivia Rodrigo, Johnny Marr, Young Fathers, and many more.
Speaking to NME about why they wanted to put their name to the record – especially when some artists shied away from it as it was “too political” – singer Rhian Teasdale shared praise for War Child’s efforts, and said that it felt like the minimum that anyone in their position could offer.
“War Child is such an important charity because the world is just scary. It’s a really scary place right now. So, being in the position that we’re in, it was literally the least anyone could do. It was easy for us to do something like that.”
Wet Leg also looked at the huge positive response to their second album, and explained whether or not they had overcome the feeling that it was a “freak incident” that it had been received so well.
“I don’t think you could say we were expecting it. We were really excited and amazed to see it happen, and I don’t think we could have asked for anything more,” said guitarist Joshua Omead Mobaraki. Drummer Henry Holmes chimed in: “It’s still pretty crazy. The fact we’re here right now doing this, sometimes it’s best not to think about too much because otherwise it’s too f****** scary.”
‘Moisturizer’ was named on NME‘s list of the Best Albums of 2025, and celebrated as having tracks that “could go toe-to-toe” with the best aspects of their breakthrough debut record.
This summer, Wet Leg will be performing with Alanis Morissette in Glasgow, as well as making stops at Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, and more. Visit here for tickets and more information.
Back in November, the band teased that their third studio album was already finished.
At the BRITs, the band were up against The Last Dinner Party, Pulp, Sleep Token, and Wolf Alice for Best Group, with the latter going on to take home the award. They were also nominated alongside Blood Orange, Lola Young, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice for the Alternative/Rock category, and it was Fender who took home the win – marking his fifth BRIT award. Check out all the winners here.
The ceremony took place in Manchester for the first time, and Jack Whitehall returned to host for a record-breaking sixth time. Performances on the night came from Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, HUNTR/X’s EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, Wolf Alice, Mark Ronson, Alex Warren, Sombr, RAYE, and Rosalía – the latter of which brought out Björk as a special guest.
Jacob Alon got the Critic’s Choice Award, Noel Gallagher was named as Songwriter of the Year, PinkPantheress was Producer Of The Year, and Ozzy Osbourne was honoured with the BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award following his passing last summer.
For the latter, Williams performed some of Osbourne’s songs alongside members of the latter’s band, including Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde.
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