BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14767@do.basspistol.org SUMMARY:The Flatliners\, Dune Rats\, Hippie Trim DTSTAMP:20260605T123908Z DTSTART:20260620T170000Z DESCRIPTION:Being a band for 20 years doesn’t just change you—it reshapes h ow you see the\nworld and your place in it. For Toronto punk veterans The Flatliners\, their new\nalbum New Ruin became a chance to confront both th e legacy they’ve inherited and\nthe one they’ll leave behind. “This record is us sitting in an uncomfortable\nmoment\, with the world around us fall ing apart\, and trying to learn from it\,”\nsays vocalist and guitarist Ch ris Cresswell. It’s an imperfect reckoning\, but\nnot without hope.\n\nMus ically\, New Ruin is the band at their heaviest and most direct. Fueled by \npointed lyrics and ferocious performances\, the album lashes out at outd ated\ninstitutions and ideologies with a sharpness that may surprise longt ime fans.\nFrom its discordant opening to the thesis-like “Heirloom\,” the record channels a\nnew level of anger—focused\, deliberate\, and unflinch ing.\n\nYet amid the aggression\, the band sounds more in control than eve r.\nSelf-produced and recorded in Toronto with longtime collaborators\, th e album\nblends post-hardcore intensity with the anthemic instincts of the ir punk roots.\nWith mixing by Anton DeLost and mastering by Jason Livermo re\, New Ruin balances\npop ambition and raw power\, giving space to both melody and grit.\n\nAt its core\, the album wrestles with generational fru stration—“Heirloom\,” as\nCresswell puts it\, is “hate mail to the previou s generation”—while still\nsearching for light in the wreckage. Closer “Un der A Dying Sun” offers a sense\nof hard-earned solace. Despite its darkne ss\, New Ruin also captures the band\nrediscovering joy after time apart\, embracing the belief that while it may be\n“almost too late\,” art and ho nesty can still push things in the right direction. URL:https://do.basspistol.org/event/the-flatliners-dune-rats-hippie-trim LOCATION:Hole44 - Hermannstr. 146\, 12051 Berlin STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hardcore punk,diy,punkrock,berlin,post-hardcore X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Being a band for 20 years doesn’t just chan ge you—it reshapes how you see the world and your place in it. For Toronto punk veterans The Flatliners, their new album New Ruin became a chance to confront both the legacy they’ve inherited and the one they’ll leave behi nd. “This record is us sitting in an uncomfortable moment, with the world around us falling apart, and trying to learn from it,” says vocalist and g uitarist Chris Cresswell. It’s an imperfect reckoning, but not without hop e.

Musically, New Ruin is the band at their heaviest and most direct . Fueled by pointed lyrics and ferocious performances, the album lashes ou t at outdated institutions and ideologies with a sharpness that may surpri se longtime fans. From its discordant opening to the thesis-like “Heirloom ,” the record channels a new level of anger—focused, deliberate, and unfli nching.

Yet amid the aggression, the band sounds more in control tha n ever. Self-produced and recorded in Toronto with longtime collaborators, the album blends post-hardcore intensity with the anthemic instincts of t heir punk roots. With mixing by Anton DeLost and mastering by Jason Liverm ore, New Ruin balances pop ambition and raw power, giving space to both me lody and grit.

At its core, the album wrestles with generational fru stration—“Heirloom,” as Cresswell puts it, is “hate mail to the previous g eneration”—while still searching for light in the wreckage. Closer “Under A Dying Sun” offers a sense of hard-earned solace. Despite its darkness, N ew Ruin also captures the band rediscovering joy after time apart, embraci ng the belief that while it may be “almost too late,” art and honesty can still push things in the right direction.

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