Wet is an American

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. The band's first two albums—the 2013 self-titled EP and 2016 '' Don't You''—are credited to Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and Marty Sulkow. In March 2018, Wet released a single, "There's a Reason", as a duo of Zutrau and Valle. Signed to

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, Wet was named the most promising group in music by ''

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'' in 2015.

History

Members Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and Marty Sulkow met in New York through mutual friends while Sulkow and Valle were attending

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and Zutrau was a student at

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. Sulkow and Zutrau formed a band called Beauty Feast in 2007. It grew to seven members but eventually dissolved. Zutrau went on to the

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, but continued to write music. Sulkow and Valle became involved with her work and in 2012 the group moved in together in Sulkow's apartment in

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Neon Gold and ''Wet''

The group began booking gigs around Brooklyn and posting music online, gaining attention around 2013. Wet signed with the boutique record label

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during that same year. Neon Gold had a partnership with

at the time Wet signed with them. The label switched its partnership to

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in 2014 and Wet subsequently signed with Columbia after fielding offers from numerous major labels. On September 24, Neon Gold announced that Wet would be releasing a self-titled extended play. It was released on October 3 and October 15 on the band's

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page.

''Don't You''

The group moved to

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in 2014 where they began working on their debut album under Columbia. The album, titled '' Don't You'', was released on January 29, 2016. It reached number 76 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 55 on the

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. In October 2016, the band released a pair of singles, "The Middle" and "Turn Away".

''Still Run''

Following Sulkow's departure in 2017 due to creative differences, Wet released the single "There's a Reason" in March 2018 as a duo consisting of Zutrau and Valle; Andrew Sarlo is also credited as a producer. On April 13, 2018, the band released "Softens", the second song from their then-upcoming second studio album, '' Still Run''.

''Letter Blue''

Sulkow rejoined Wet in 2021 for their third studio album, ''Letter Blue'', released on October 22, 2021, by

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, after the band parted ways with Columbia Records.

Members

* Kelly Zutrau – lead vocals * Joe Valle –

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* Marty Sulkow – guitar (2012–2017, 2021–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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