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Chris Riemenschneider

British duo Wet Leg is happy to be a 'baby band' — one that's already playing sold out shows

With little else to do on a mid-pandemic January night, the future members of Wet Leg decided to have some fun improvising on a drum machine and synthesizer at home on England's Isle of Wight.

Among the lyrics they conjured on the spot were lines from "Mean Girls" and a nod to a piece of furniture one of them was seated on.

That ad-libbed tune, "Chaise Longue," has propelled the friends across the Atlantic, from the English Channel to sold-out music venues across America.

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