Minneapolis writer Sam Magavern created the Flops for a story he was writing but the band was brought to life by friends Matt Wilson and John Munson, both formerly of Trip Shakespeare. the Flops provide the soundtrack for Sam's story, a multimedia work which is included as part of the Flops 2002 release Ooh La La.

the Flops played several shows (mostly in Minneapolis) 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 tunes as well.

They announced in their farewell show (Feb 18, 2005) 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said to be called the Dark Nights and had a slight website at http://www.thedarknights.com which, at the moment, seems no longer active. the Flops website domain (http://www.theFlops.com) has expired.

In late spring of 2005, John Munson began playing in a new trio, The New Standards, featuring Chan Poling (of The Suburbs) and Steve Roehm. Matt Wilson has seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.