Flunk

Formed in Oslo in the early 2000s around producer Ulf Nygaard and guitarist Jo Bakke, Flunk later expanded with the singer Anja Øyen Vister and the bassist Ole Kristian Wetten. Flunk develops a writing style situated between trip hop, indietronica and folktronica. The group first starts as a project focused on electronic textures, loops and sampled voices, before evolving into a more organic format where guitar, bass and singing occupy a clearer place. Flunk released their first album, For Sleepyheads Only, in 2002, followed by Morning Star in 2004, Personal Stereo in 2007 and This Is What You Get in 2009, milestones of a journey marked by a balance between pop melancholy, downtempo rhythms and airy arrangements. Their repertoire alternates original compositions and reworked covers, such as Blue Monday by New Order or Karma Police by Radiohead, within a hushed and slow aesthetic that circulated on electronic scenes as well as in more pop and live contexts. Remaining faithful to the Norwegian label Beatservice, Flunk continued its discography with Lost Causes in 2013, Cover Ups – The Home Recordings in 2016, Chemistry and Math in 2017, History of Everything Ever in 2021 and Cover Ups, Vol. 2 in 2023.