# Band To Watch: Norwegian Surf Punk Duo The Bundy Bunch

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2020/01/norwegian-surf-punk-duo-the-bundy-bunch/
- Published: 2020-01-23T22:43:58-05:00
- Author: flytrap

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.”

 1. [Belushi Speedball](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/The-Bundy-Bunch-Belushi-Speedball.mp3)

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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