FLUNK 'For Sleepyheads Only' 25th Anniversary

A 25th anniversary concert in London by the Norwegian trip-hop and electronic indie pop band Flunk, who perform their debut album For Sleepyheads Only in full at 229, a venue on Great Portland Street.

Flunk took shape in Oslo around 2000 and 2001, when producer and programmer Ulf Nygaard and guitarist Jo Bakke began working together; vocalist Anja Øyen Vister joined later. Their sound pairs atmospheric electronica and downtempo beats with acoustic guitars and airy, delicate vocals, drawing on trip-hop, dream pop, folk and ambient music. Signed to the Norwegian independent label Beatservice Records, the group drew attention with its debut album For Sleepyheads Only (2002), whose restrained reworking of New Order's Blue Monday became an underground favourite.

The follow-up, Morning Star (2004), included the singles On My Balcony and Play, the latter heard on the American television series The O.C. Later releases include Lost Causes (2013), and the band has been compared with Massive Attack, Portishead, Morcheeba, Zero 7 and Air. Drummer Erik Ruud has contributed to the group's live performances and later recordings.

This concert marks the 25th anniversary of that debut, with the band performing the whole For Sleepyheads Only record in full, alongside special guests. It takes place at 229, a London concert venue on Great Portland Street, suited to audiences who know the album or want to hear it played start to finish.