The Flops were a collaboration of

John Munson John Munson (born December 13, 1966) is an American musician who is best known as the bass player for Semisonic. He was also a member of Trip Shakespeare during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Trip Shakespeare Matt Wilson, lead vocalist of ...

(bassist of

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and

Trip Shakespeare Trip Shakespeare was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota and active from the mid 1980s to early 1990s. The band included Dan Wilson (musician), Dan Wilson and John Munson, who would later go on to be f ...

) and Matt Wilson (frontman of Trip Shakespeare). They played several shows, mostly in

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, between 2001 and 2005. They covered material from the Trip Shakespeare days, Matt's solo efforts (Matt's 1998 CD, ''Burnt, White, and Blue'') and some new material.

History

In 2003 they released a CD titled "Ohh La La" with one music disc and one CD-ROM story disc (some of which were defective) called ''Ohh La La: A Tale of Love, Loss, Rock and Roll'' by Sam Magavern. In late spring of 2005,

began playing in a new trio, "

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", featuring Chan Poling (of

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) and Steve Roehm. In 2006 they contributed a performance of "

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" to the compilation ''Down by the Riverside: A Benefit for Reuben Lindh Family Services''. They announced in their farewell show (Mar 17, 2007) that they would be returning in the fall with a new band in full rock mode, but that they would be "leaving all their best songs behind". The new band was said to be called "the Dark Nights" and had a slight website at thedarknights.com which is no longer active. At the Provention Concert (September 2, 2008 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota), John Munson and Matt Wilson performed as The Twilight Hours and announced that they will have a new album coming out in the fall.

The Flops: ''Ohh La La'' track list

#"Deep All the Way Down" #"Two Wheeler, Four Wheeler" #"Trick" #"Hello Caller" #"Drummer Like Me" #"Landing" #"Ooh La La" #"Travel Plans" #"Searchers" #"Face Up" #"Sun Is Coming" #"Reception" #"I'm in Love with a Girl" (cover of an

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song) #"Susannah"

References

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