Wet Leg – catch these fists (FDC DJs remix)
Wet Leg are marking the first anniversary of moisturizer with a deluxe edition, out July 10 on Domino, and the first thing out the door is a remix of “catch these fists” by FDC DJs: the DJ project of Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell and Tom Coll. The original appeared on moisturizer last summer, the Isle of Wight five-piece’s second consecutive UK number one.
The remix doesn’t soften anything. O’Connell and Coll pull the track into darker, denser territory: bulk large synths, dynamic drums, and Rhian Teasdale’s deadpan delivery pushed to the front. “He don’t get puss, he get the boot” lands differently when it’s sitting over something this heavy. It’s a logical pairing: Fontaines D.C. have been in similarly restless shape lately, and the two bands share enough of an edge that the collaboration doesn’t feel like a stretch.
moisturizer (deluxe) adds remixes from horsegiirL and The Dare alongside the FDC DJs track, plus three tracks previously unreleased on streaming: “hi from me” (originally a Japanese CD exclusive), a home demo of “don’t speak” recorded by Hester Chambers, and “u and me at home intro/outro”. A set of live recordings from LA’s The Village studios in 2025 rounds it out. I’ll take any excuse to spend more time with this album.
