#35: The Flatliners

What do you do when doing what you love gets you no where

Taking a break from studying to return to this countdown with number 35, Canada's own Flatliners.

Wiki Says: The Flatliners are a punk rock band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords and Stomp Records (Canada). As well, they won the inaugural, annual "Best Band Ever" award given by the Edmonton Vinyl Blog DigitalIsDead. The small publication has also named their third LP, "Cavalcade" the front runner for their annual "Record Of The Year" award for 2010.

Discovery: Destroy to Create(2005)
The Great Awake (2007)
Cavalcade (2010)

Other Releases: Ska is Dead (2007)
All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (2008)

Favorite Songs: 10. Liver Alone
9. What the Hell Happened to You?
8. Monumental
7. Liver Alone
6. Count Your Bruises
5. This Respirator
4. Shithawks
3. Fred's Got Slacks
2. Eulogy
1. July! August! Reno!

Years Active: 2002-Present

Seen Live: 3 Times
November 2006 (Montclair, New Jersey)
November 2008 (Baltimore, Maryland)
March 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland)
**August 2010 (Washington, D.C.)

I first heard The Flatliners on the late, great Fungus 53 on XM. I saw them open for Against All Authority (same show I discovered Time Again at) and liked them, but didn't love them. Once I heard them on the Ska Is Dead compilation I started to really get into them. I like all three albums about equally, but the most recent two have had more songs that stand out in my mind. Oh, and "Fred's Got Slacks" is named after the amazing Will Ferrell SNL skit.

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