The Flatliners

Somewhere en route, in a van that is about to break down after surprisingly seeing more of North America than it realistically should have, sit four young Canadians, with one thing in mind: 'Let's rip it.' After bringing their music from the basement to the stage in 2002, and having filled up every single weekend of their latter high-school years with DIY punk rock shows, Toronto's THE FLATLINERS always planned on touring relentlessly once they were finished with their tedious, routine-filled days of the teenage institution. They have stayed true to their intentions. When the final day was upon them, they jumped in a van and never looked back. That was two years ago... Music has always been a world of creativity, though it is one equally inhabited by opinions. Upon writing what would become their long-awaited follow-up to 2005's 'Destroy To Create', and their FAT debut, THE FLATLINERS chose to not let any kind of apprehension enter the fold. "We figured 'Fuck it. We're just going to write a record that the four of us would want to listen to over and over again,'" says frontman Chris Cresswell. "I think the truest form of art is that which represents the artist for who they reall... more...