SONG: "Recoil"
ARTIST: The Flatliners
ALBUM: "New Ruin"
YEAR: 2022
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
YEARS ACTIVE: 2002 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
Here's what The Flatliners vocalist Chris Cresswell had to say about "Recoil". "There’s something almost thrilling about a chest wound up so tight that each breath feels like you’re barreling over a speed bump. There is no control over when anxiety strikes, or who it can profoundly affect. In that moment, the body becomes a vessel for something that feels like it’s far too powerful to be contained. Like it’s within something’s grip that could make or break. When pushed to the edge, do you recoil or recover?"
THE FLATLINERS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2005 - Destroy To Create (Union Label Group
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2007 - The Great Awake (Fat Wreck Chords)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2010 - Cavalcade (Drive Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2013 - Dead Language (New Damage Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2015 - Division Of Spoils (Fat Wreck Chords)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2017 - Inviting Light (Rise Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2022 - New Ruin (Fat Wreck Chords)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE FLATLINERS:
The Flatliners are a Canadian band that got their start back in 2002. After putting out some demo's, the band dropped their debut full length album in 2005, titled "Destroy To Create". This album would be the band's only release to feature some ska elements in their sound. Beginning with their next release, 2007's "The Great Awake", The Flatliners sound would be more of a melodic, skate punk style. 2010's "Cavalcade" actually peaked at #54 on the Canadian music charts. Many see this as the album that made people take notice of The Flatliners. In 2013, the band put out another gem of an album, "Dead Language". 2015 saw the band put out a b-sides and rarities compilation called "Divisions Of Spoils", a fantastic collection! In 2017, "Inviting Light" was released and in 2022, the band reunited with legendary punk rock label, Fat Wreck Chords, to put out their most recent full length, "New Ruin". The Flatliners are an awesome band! I'm so glad they ditched the ska for a more straight forward approach to punk rock. It has served them well. These guys are a relentless touring band and they seem to put out an album every three to four years. The longest gap between albums for The Flatliners was five years between the last two releases and that was mostly because Flatliners' vocalist Chris Cresswell was playing with Hot Water Music for a a few years. I first got into these guys when their 2010 album "Cavalcade" came out. I still get pumped when I hear "Carry The Banner"! Great f'n song! I tend to call bands like The Flatliners "gruff" punk. The vocals are scratchy and the energy is great. I fell in love with this style and The Flatliners were a main reason, but also because of bands like Polar Bear Club, Red City Radio and Off With Their Heads. I really dig these bands!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Red City Radio
Dead To Me
A Wilhelm Scream
The Lawrence Arms
Banner Pilot
TEN THE FLATLINERS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Carry The Banner
2. Wynford Bridge
3. Birds Of England
4. Indoors
5. Resuscitation Of The Year
6. Performative Hours
7. Eulogy
8. Hang My Head
9. The Arousal Of Repair
10. Fred Got Slacks
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