Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie formed Flight of the Conchords in Wellington in 1998.

[1] Their first release was the live album Folk the World Tour, which the duo self-released in 2002.

[1] In 2006, the band signed with American independent label Sub Pop;[1] they released the EP The Distant Future the following year, which reached number eight in New Zealand.

[2] Clement and McKenzie began starring in the Flight of the Conchords TV series on HBO in June 2007.

[2] The compilation album The Complete Collection, featuring The Distant Future, Flight of the Conchords, I Told You I Was Freaky and "Pencils in the Wind", was released in 2013.