When it came time to decide the cover image for Wet Leg’s second album, the British indie rock band packed bags with items that might provide inspiration – velvet worms sewn by guitarist Hester Chambers, an oversized head of hair from a music video shoot, lizard-like gloves – and headed to an Airbnb.
“I wanted it to be something that was both super girlie and feminine, but then at the same time, just totally repulsive,” says lead singer Rhian Teasdale, who art-directed the Moisturizer cover with Iris Luz and Lava La Rue. “That juxtaposition, I don’t know, it just creates something that’s evocative.”
The final image, inspired by a photo from that weekend, earned Teasdale, Luz and La Rue a Grammy nomination for best album cover – a category that will be awarded this year for the first time in over 50 years.
