Editor's info:
Flunk's debut album "For Sleepyheads Only" is one of the greatest successes so far on Beatservice Records. Spearheaded by a critically acclaimed downbeat version of New Order's "Blue Monday", the album has received well deserved recognition around the world. Both "Blue Monday" and other tracks have been featured on a more than 20 compilations around the globe, and the full album has been licensed to the US, Greece and Russia.

Last autumn Flunk - producer/vocalist Ulf Nygaard, singer Anja Řyen Vister, guitarist Jo Bakke and associated member, drummer Erik Ruud - booked in at the Hotel de Roubaix in Paris. The framework for the album was recorded during a busy week in the Paris hotel room (!), before being worked out and finished in their Oslo studio early this spring.

"Folk electronica" has been used by a.o. American press to describe Flunk, and on "Morning Star" they have evolved this further. The new album is pure indie pop, less electronica - all tracks built around Jo's trademark guitar sound and the voice of Anja Řyen Vister. They even deliver a country song!

A cover song is included also this time: The Kinks' "All Day and All Of The Night", performed as a duet by Anja and Ulf. The cover is the most up-tempo track on the album, capturing the energy of the original Kinks' classic in Flunk's slightly odd way. But most of all "Morning Star" includes very strong original material. Both the title track "Morning Star", the first single "On My Balcony" and "Blind My Mind" showcases the songwriting talents of Flunk. The album "Morning Star" is an instantly tuneful pop injection.