Featured for the first time here on IRC is the exciting DIY surf punk duo The Bundy Bunch from Kopervik, Norway.
With a brand new debut album, Belushi Speedball, the rock duo of Markus Matland and Ole Marius Saltvik is gaining visibility ever so slightly thanks to tracks like the album’s title song.
The track is a lo-fi ripper with a booming percussive vibe, catchy melodies, and jangling guitars.
As some may have imagined, the album’s title is a reference to the 1982 drug overdose of original SNL cast member, musician, and comedian John Belushi.
“Yes, the track is inspired by The Blues Brothers legend,” the duo explains, “and is a tribute of the brilliant man who was John Belushi.”
While it’s not entirely clear how much of a tribute it is to someone’s life to highlight the sad way they died (‘speedball’), the duo adds: “We were fascinated by how much of a jolly person, and spreader of positivity he was, yet how much he really was struggling under the surface.”
‘Speedball’ refers to the combination of heroin and cocaine that Belushi was later confirmed to have had in his bloodstream when he passed away.
The duo has been friends since childhood. Therefore, it was not a giant leap that, together with their love for the same music, that the pair would eventually form a band.
The Bundy Bunch’s musical influences include Sam Cooke, Surf Curse, Fidlar, Mike Krol, Ty Segall, and Dick Dale. That’s quite a range on the spectrum of music.
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