A musician who claims he was a former member of the Band Moist Leg has alleged his contribution to a number of songs wasn’t “recognised” by the band.

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The previous member, who can be the ex-partner of member Rhian Teasdale, has spoken to The Occasions, claiming he wasn’t given songwriting credit on a number of songs. He additionally claims the band title got here from a dialog he had along with his brother and never, because the band have defined beforehand, through combining emojis at random on a keyboard.

The band are led by Hester Chambers (lead guitarist and backing vocalist) and Teasdale (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), alongside Ellis Durand (bass, backing vocals) and Henry Holmes (drums, percussion)

Talking concerning the band title, Doug Richards claimed: “For years me and a couple of friends had lists of stupid band names,” he defined. “Anytime you’d think of a funny combination of words you’d write it down. One of them was Wet Book. My brother misheard me and said ‘Oh you should call it Wet Leg. Rhian wasn’t sure. Seems to have worked though.”

Persevering with about his declare that he co-wrote two songs with the band, ‘Oh No’ and ‘Too Late Now’ he went on to say he thinks he ought to now be credited on each.

He claims: “I feel frightened to try and approach the subject. But I did write [on those songs] and they are on the record. So I probably should get recognised.”

Talking about leaving the band, he additionally goes onto additional declare that following his break up from Teasdale, he was requested to go away the band. “I was really upset by it actually,” he advised the publication. “I had the sense of it maybe being quite successful. I also felt like I helped to create it.”

NME has reached out to representatives of Moist Leg for remark.

Again in Could, Moist Leg’s Chambers and Teasdale had been honoured as Songwriters Of The Yr on the Ivor Novella Awards, with the judging panel describing their fashion as  “fresh, unapologetic and direct, with surprising melodies that demand attention.”

In a 5 star overview of their debut album, NME mentioned: “It rushes with liberating, infectious joy that makes you want to grab your own partner-in-crime and speed off on an adventure to find somewhere that’s, as ‘Angelica’s mantra suggests, is “good times all the time”. With Moist Leg as your soundtrack, it appears inevitable you’ll discover that place.”