Just To Watch Another Angel Die

Depeche Mode “Wagging Tongue” (Wet Leg Remix)

This Wet Leg remix of a recent Depeche Mode song does not sound that much like either of those bands, but it DOES sound like a lost indie dance track from the mid to late 2000s blog house era and a particularly good one at that. The original version of “Wagging Tongue” is a fairly solemn meditation on mortality and loss set to Martin Gore arrangement that’s about as Kraftwerk-y as he ever gets. Wet Leg toss most of that and scramble the rest, placing the emphasis on an indie disco groove and a wordless cooing vocal hook sung by Rhian Teasdale and/or Hester Chambers. There’s a distinct “Heart of Glass” feeling to this without necessarily emulating anything specific about the Blondie classic. Some artists use remixes as a testing ground for ideas they’d like to explore and I certainly hope this is a direction Wet Leg are considering going on their next record – the vibe would suit them well and it would add something fresh to their live show without repeating all the same moves from their debut.

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