Trollheart

Album title: Inviting Light
Artist: The Flatliners
Genre: Punk Rock
Nationality: Canadian
Release date: April 7
Position in Discography: Fifth
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Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.90
I'm constantly having to re-evaluate my attitude towards punk. Well, not with every band, but some of them have really changed my mind, and opened it to the various strains of punk rock there is. Most sites don't seem to be able to agree on what genre this album falls under – I have melodic hardcore, punk, ska punk, rock – but the band appear to identify as a punk rock band, so I'm going with that. It's not nearly as harsh or aggressive as I had expected though, and very melodic, so either it's not punk or I have a lot to learn about punk. Possibly both.

Well, it's a decent album so far but I can't see anything that really stands out and makes me want to hear it again. A lot of it, to be fair, blends together and while the tracks are all pretty good - “Unconditional Love” and “Infinite Wisdom” being cases in point – I've yet to come across one which really stops me in my tracks. There are only four left, so I'm kind of assuming this won't happen. Well, I am impressed with “Chameleon Skin”, a slower, more intense kind of song that punches in the gut before it picks up tempo. Overall though, a decent album but nothing to get too excited about I feel.

Check out more from this artist? Maybe
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

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