The Flatliners are an edgy punk band from Toronto whose sound is infused with just a touch of hardcore. Their latest The Great Awake sounds something like the Fat Wreck-isms of Good Riddance fused with the ramshackle edginess of early Rancid all delivered with a rough and tumble No Idea style beatdown that comes off sounding a little like the Lawrence Arms vs. the Sainte Catherines in a no-holds-barred feature bout. Fast, aggressive, and anthemic songs with shouted backup vocals that just make you wanna pump your fist in the air and shout along.
The Great Awake isn’t breaking any new ground and actually sounds almost exactly like what you’d expect from a Fat Wreck Chords album, but it is full of so much energy and so solidly played that it is hard not to love it for what it is. Plus they’re from Canada, and who doesn’t love Canadian punk rock?
MP3 | The Flatliners – July! August! Reno! The Great Awake
MP3 | The Flatliners – Eulogy The Great Awake
awesome, good to see bands keeping this style of punk going. speaking of which, could u post some stuff from the new A Wilhelm Scream.
Right on the money with this review. It’s a solid album, although I think i personally might like their older one a bit better due to the ska influences.
-silverunity