{"id":114089,"date":"2025-11-13T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femmusic.com\/?p=114089"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:45:33","slug":"your-mates-ex-get-wet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femmusic.com\/2025\/11\/13\/your-mates-ex-get-wet\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mate\u2019s Ex \u2013 Get Wet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/femmusic.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YMEX-.jpg\" alt=\"YMEX\" class=\"wp-image-114090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/femmusic.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YMEX--480x445.jpg 480w, https:\/\/femmusic.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YMEX--240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester\u2019s newest party-starters Your Mate\u2019s Ex are back, and they\u2019re diving headfirst into 2000\u2019s dance nostalgia with <a href=\"https:\/\/apollodistro.lnk.to\/YourMatesEx-GetWet\">\u2018Get Wet\u2019 <\/a>via APOLLO Distribution, a punchy track with shout-along cheer chants and tons of fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get Wet\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZR0udS-AE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is the next taste of their upcoming debut EP, showcasing the euphoric, nostalgic sound they\u2019ve shaped through late nights and life in their 20s in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the track\u2019s hook \u201cget wet, reset, do it again\u201d the track is a rallying cry for dusting yourself off, dropping the ego, and getting on with it. 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