Wet debuts new single “Close Range”

Wet have dropped “Close Range,” the project of Kelly Zutrau’s new song will appear on the forthcoming album Two Lives, out April 4th
Wet photo by Jason Al-Taan

Wet have dropped “Close Range,” the project of Kelly Zutrau’s new song will appear on the forthcoming album Two Lives, which will be available April 4th. “Close Range,” follows previous singles “Coffee In The Morning,” “Signs,” “Double,” and “Rosy.” This spring, wet will hit the road, with support from Julie Byrne. Dates include, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York City and Boston.

Two Lives, originated during a dramatic moment in 2022. Singer-writer Kelly Zutrau was in Portland with the producer Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean, Haim), and the two were struggling to focus on music. But Zutrau was jolted into action when she received some surprising news: She was pregnant. At first, she felt overwhelmed by grief. Her future suddenly felt narrow and constricted, the limitless potential of youth yanked from her in a single moment. That day, she wrote the lyric that would define the mood of the entire record: “I wish I could live two lives.” Zutrau and Ross wrote most of Two Lives in the days following the positive pregnancy test. Two Lives is a document of the uncertainty that surrounds life’s major transitions.

Two Lives, an album on which she grapples with memories of her own childhood as she faces the daunting transition into motherhood. In a recent interview, she recalled her early experiences growing up in Boston as the first of four daughters to her young single mother in the 1990s. “We were constantly moving around and lived with a certain amount of unpredictability, but my mom was very encouraging of anything artistic. Always signing us up for local plays, and taking me to singing auditions.” Zutrau said. You can feel this sense of unpredictability on Two Lives, as Zutrau explores ideas of home, restlessness, and the eternal search for something that’s been missing. Zutrau taps into the surreal space between the past and the present, creating a dreamy collage of memories and emotional ephemera.

Along with her recent appearance on Fred Again’s Actual Life 3 album and numerous collaborations, Zutrau has accessed a deeper, messier realm of her artistic psyche, and seems to be more interested in working at the unfinished fringes of pop. The album was produced and recorded with Zutrau’s longtime collaborators Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow, along with Daniel Aged (Inc. no world, Rosalía), Amber Coffman (Dirty Projectors), Buddy Ross and Aidan Spiro.

Wet 2025 Tour Dates

5/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
5/8 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
5/10 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
5/11 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
5/16 – Chicago, IL @ Outset
5/28 – Washington, D.C. @ Union Stage
5/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ 99 Scott
5/30 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

with support from Julie Byrne

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