100%WET is a duo consisting of producer/guitarists Casper Munns and Jakob Birch, formed in Copenhagen in 2023 and released their first single, “Lost Myself,” in September 2024. Both students at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory of Copenhagen (RMC) formed a musical bond in 2022 through a mutual fascination with combining elements from breakbeat, drum’n’bass, and acid house with their grunge and shoegaze songwriting. They invited guest vocals from pop solo artist Polly (Amalie Petri), adding ethereal, soft layers to the otherwise dense and energetic sound that became 100%WET.
100%WET land somewhere between futuristic pop and modern shoegaze. The band’s new single, “Over Me,” only scratches the surface of the band’s ability to unearth new sounds in a genre begging for something fresh. Their lush, robotic vocals are juxtaposed by a hyperactive drum pattern that comes to life before your very eyes, sounding almost disconnected to the rest of the track yet being the glue for the duo’s nuanced fusion work. “Over Me” is an adrenaline rush of a track, an infectious left-field pop tune hellbent on sticking in your head for the foreseeable future. The nearly six-minute cut is an odyssey into the minds of 100%WET, and it can be easy to get lost in the chaos of it all, but therein lies the replay value. With every listen, a different nuance surfaces. One listen, you’re entranced by breezy guitar melodies, and the next, the ethereal vocals cascade around you like a light rain. Whichever element entices you, there is something for everyone on 100%WET’s latest outing. “Over Me” takes you on a highspeed chance through the duo’s limitless creativity, and for a band that’s just getting started, they already seem to have a concrete formula for their mad scientist ways.