Toronto Canada’s The Flatliners have today, announced a UK headline tour for this October in support of their brand new album, ‘Inviting Light’ which came out via Rise Records.
“It very much pleases us to announce our triumphant return to the beautiful Europe / UK musical landscape, where we will sing our songs – new and old – directly into your lovely faces. How can it be a “triumphant” return if we’re currently on tour in said geographic locations with the likes of The Menzingers and The Dirty Nil you ask? Well, that’s easy. We live one step ahead and are from the future. And let me tell you, that Menzos / Flats / Nil tour was a banger! It’s also worth noting that we are very excited to eat delicious after-show kebabs for an entire month. Bring on the bread! See you at the shows!” says Chris from the band.
You can see The Flatliners at the following dates this October:
12th October The Hope Brighton TICKETS
13th October Joiners Southampton TICKETS
14th October The Exchange Bristol TICKETS
15th October Rebellion Manchester TICKETS
17th October Think Tank Newcastle TICKETS
18th October Stereo Glasgow TICKETS
19th October Brudenell Social Club Leeds TICKETS
20th October Bodega Nottingham TICKETS
21st October Boston Music Rooms London TICKETS
22nd October Fighting Cocks Kingston TICKETS
Tickets on sale Friday 21st April 10am
The Flatliners are currently on tour with The Menzingers
UK dates below:
Tue 18 Apr Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads
Wed 19 Apr London, UK @ Koko
Thu 20 Apr Bristol, UK @ Bierkeller
Fri 21 Apr Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Sat 22 Apr Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor
Sun 23 Apr Derby, UK @ The Venue
Mon 24 Apr Norwich, UK @ Epic Studios
About The Flatliners:
The Flatliners’ career is a testament to perseverance and dedication. With a lineup that has never strayed from the original members who met as teenagers, the band has since logged countless miles on the road and amassed a dedicated legion of fans along the way.
Now approaching 15 years of hammering out bombastic tunes everywhere from dive bars to festival stages to European concert halls, The Flatliners hold fast to the DIY punk-rock ethos that has been at the group’s core since the beginning. The band came out swinging with youthful exuberance on their debut record, Destroy To Create, in 2005, and they’ve honed their anthemic style with each subsequent release: The Great Awake in 2007, Cavalcade in 2010, Dead Language in 2013 and Division of Spoils in 2015.
But frenetic touring schedules and prolific recording output takes its toll, and The Flatliners decided to spend the majority of 2015 off the road to recharge and reconnect with friends and family. Striking a balance between home and road life is a difficult task, but frontman and guitarist Chris Cresswell concedes that it’s necessary.
“That’s what we’ve been in search of for probably the last seven years. We noticed it in ourselves, and that’s what we’re really striving for now,” he says. “We have a lot of people in our lives that are super supportive of what we do, and we’re supportive of each other.”
The band may have opted for more downtime, but there was still plenty going on behind the scenes. Early in 2015, the guys found themselves without the
familiarity of the jam space they had inhabited for nearly a decade—four walls that had been the incubator for hundreds of songs and uninhibited creativity. Several months were spent renting rooms wherever they were available before the band was able to settle into a new space, but the group did their best not to let the upheaval hinder their burgeoning roster of new material. Borne out of that chaos was Nerves, a two-song EP released in October 2016 that also marked the band’s first recording on Dine Alone Records.
The recording serves as a taste of what eager fans can expect to hear on The Flatliners’ new album, Inviting Light, set to be released on April 7, 2017. The band has been working hard to refine its unmistakable style, ensuring they don’t lose sight of their roots while continuing to move forward.
“Inviting Light is about trying to keep up with life around you but also wading through the potential bullshit of people thinking that a digital landscape is more important than their friends,” Cresswell explains. “It’s inevitable that you’re fighting for people’s attention now, whether you’re a band or an individual, and there’s not as much value placed on face-to-face human interaction as there is in elevating the profile.”
Meaningful interaction may be more difficult to achieve these days, but the group’s steadfast members continue to build on the enduring connection that brought them together all those years ago, celebrating one another’s personal milestones and weathering each new experience as a unit.
“It feels like we’re onto something,” Cresswell adds. “It’s exciting for a band to be 15 years into their existence and have this. It’s a refreshing thing.”
