Flatfoot 56
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Since the year 2000, FLATFOOT 56 have ste… Read Full Bio ↴http://www.flatfoot56.com/
Since the year 2000, FLATFOOT 56 have steadily unleashed a rollicking barrage of Celtic punk and folk-tinged hardcore from the South Side of Chicago to an international audience with intense and positive party-like energy. Coinciding with their 10-year anniversary, Flatfoot launched the release of their 3rd label-backed studio effort, Black Thorn, on March 30, 2010.
Led by spirited front man Tobin Bawinkel (Vocals/Guitar), along with brothers Justin (Drums), and Kyle (Bass), and multi-instrumentalists Eric McMahon (Bagpipes/Guitar) and Brandon Good (Mandolin/Guitar), the band is fueled by a sense of camaraderie that directly translates to their die-hard fans and highly energetic live shows. “We really try to create a positive environment every time we play so people feel comfortable and can let loose. It’s an experience that everyone is a part of,” explains Tobin.
Produced by the Street Dogs’ Johnny Rioux, Black Thorn tightly packs the quartet’s eclectic and driving musical charge into thirteen tracks that celebrate the pride of the working class and their Chicago roots. A collection of songs that delves into weighty thematic content, Tobin explains that the cohesive theme of Black Thorn is a fundamentally universal one. “Everyone goes through hardships, but you aren’t alone. Punk rock is about community and brotherhood. This record is our contribution to that.” As cathartic as it is ambitious, Black Thorn is an emphatic assault that remains vintage Flatfoot in its effortless combination of Celtic instrumentation and street corner punk rock. Bagpipes and mandolins remain just as vital as drums and guitars in defining Flatfoot’s sound.
While other bands run the risk of turning their message into overbearing banter from high on the soapbox, FLATFOOT 56 remain true to their ability to convey the profound all while allowing fans to get lost in the sheer energy of the music. The band’s multi-faceted approach to their craft, both in substance and in presentation, ensures that from the novice to the die-hard fan, everyone walks away with a reason to come back. After ten years of tour vans, dive bars, late nights, diverse crowds, broken bones, blood, sweat, and tears, FLATFOOT 56 offers sincere semblance of the tradition behind the music. When you have a reason to sing, you will sing louder. And when you have a reason to dance, you will bring the house down brick by brick.
The band’s sonic arsenal, which includes classic rough-and-tumble albums Knuckles Up and Jungle Of The Midwest Sea, captures both the nostalgia of brass tacks street punk and hardcore as well as inspiration taken from traditional Celtic folk. Within this musical fury, FLATFOOT 56 attacks dark and pressing subject matter—avarice, strength, faithlessness, courage, and cowardice—that speaks volumes of the values and principles on which the band was founded.
The band’s new album, Black Thorn, was released on Old Shoe Records in the United States, Stomp Records in Canada, People Like You Records in Europe, and Big Mouth Japan in Japan.
Since the year 2000, FLATFOOT 56 have ste… Read Full Bio ↴http://www.flatfoot56.com/
Since the year 2000, FLATFOOT 56 have steadily unleashed a rollicking barrage of Celtic punk and folk-tinged hardcore from the South Side of Chicago to an international audience with intense and positive party-like energy. Coinciding with their 10-year anniversary, Flatfoot launched the release of their 3rd label-backed studio effort, Black Thorn, on March 30, 2010.
Led by spirited front man Tobin Bawinkel (Vocals/Guitar), along with brothers Justin (Drums), and Kyle (Bass), and multi-instrumentalists Eric McMahon (Bagpipes/Guitar) and Brandon Good (Mandolin/Guitar), the band is fueled by a sense of camaraderie that directly translates to their die-hard fans and highly energetic live shows. “We really try to create a positive environment every time we play so people feel comfortable and can let loose. It’s an experience that everyone is a part of,” explains Tobin.
Produced by the Street Dogs’ Johnny Rioux, Black Thorn tightly packs the quartet’s eclectic and driving musical charge into thirteen tracks that celebrate the pride of the working class and their Chicago roots. A collection of songs that delves into weighty thematic content, Tobin explains that the cohesive theme of Black Thorn is a fundamentally universal one. “Everyone goes through hardships, but you aren’t alone. Punk rock is about community and brotherhood. This record is our contribution to that.” As cathartic as it is ambitious, Black Thorn is an emphatic assault that remains vintage Flatfoot in its effortless combination of Celtic instrumentation and street corner punk rock. Bagpipes and mandolins remain just as vital as drums and guitars in defining Flatfoot’s sound.
While other bands run the risk of turning their message into overbearing banter from high on the soapbox, FLATFOOT 56 remain true to their ability to convey the profound all while allowing fans to get lost in the sheer energy of the music. The band’s multi-faceted approach to their craft, both in substance and in presentation, ensures that from the novice to the die-hard fan, everyone walks away with a reason to come back. After ten years of tour vans, dive bars, late nights, diverse crowds, broken bones, blood, sweat, and tears, FLATFOOT 56 offers sincere semblance of the tradition behind the music. When you have a reason to sing, you will sing louder. And when you have a reason to dance, you will bring the house down brick by brick.
The band’s sonic arsenal, which includes classic rough-and-tumble albums Knuckles Up and Jungle Of The Midwest Sea, captures both the nostalgia of brass tacks street punk and hardcore as well as inspiration taken from traditional Celtic folk. Within this musical fury, FLATFOOT 56 attacks dark and pressing subject matter—avarice, strength, faithlessness, courage, and cowardice—that speaks volumes of the values and principles on which the band was founded.
The band’s new album, Black Thorn, was released on Old Shoe Records in the United States, Stomp Records in Canada, People Like You Records in Europe, and Big Mouth Japan in Japan.
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Flatfoot 56 Lyrics
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch lik…
Battle of the Bones The time has come old boy for me to tell…
Black Thorn As I have watched you pass like a shooting star.…
Blood and Sweat You said two years ago, God bless this hollow ground and…
Born For This Pull back the curtains, snap off the string. This tired and…
Breakin' The Law Flatfoot 56 will beat you with his Billy stick He's rough,…
Bright City It's been said that a little man can move mountains If…
Brotherhood As I walk through this land, I remember the boys who…
Cain I see you coming, don't do it I know you and…
Carry 'Em Out Late one night in the pale moon light Hey now, now,…
Chi-town Beat Down Jimmy walked to his car, attacked by a gang coming from…
Chinatown Jail Break I run, I run, I run but never get away,…
City on a Hill Like a tree without its branches like a fire without…
Courage (SPOKEN) Check one. Check one two. This one's coming out you…
Fight to Live It?s not a kid, it?s just a thing selfishness is the…
Forward I may fall and I may fail A thousand times and…
Hoity Toity If reality was an ocean, you're a puddle If it was…
Hold Fast We're the scallywags of Archer street, we don't know when…
I Believe It I believe in second chances. I believe it! Living as…
I'll Fly Away Some glad morning when this life is o'er I'll fly away…
Johnny Rumble Every time we play a show, he's right there, ready to…
Jungle of the Midwest Sea In the year of our Lord 1903, in the meat…
Knuckles Up Sammy was a skin living in a danger zone people were…
Loaded Gun They say I’ll kick you in the face We say can…
Ollie Ollie The kids are right the kids are wrong Pound your chest…
Pay Me a Dollar Pay me a dollar for my sweat and my blood With…
Same Ol' Story The Lord Jesus Christ, first and foremost It's the same o…
Shiny Eyes In times of hell, in times of sun, you journeyed…
Smoke Blower Don't blow your sunshine up my Big bad wolf come right…
Son Of Shame Looking past the edge of moonlight, hoping for the break…
Strong Man Don′t fear my friend, don't hang your head. You run…
Take Hold Again Take hold again, gotta find my daily trend. Here I…
That's OK I don't like Hagas I don't like Bruse That's ok its what…
The Galley Slave Bound to sail these ugly seas and hear the seagull’s…
The Long Road It's been two long years since I started on this…
The Ode Jump on aboard young bonny lad. We'll fight like our…
The Rotten Hand Build your brother up, tear your anger down throw your fist…
Thick And Thin I'll be the for you when you want me to, and…
This Time He′s all alone with nothing to be, but a propaganda…
This Town Our streets are filled with the color of rage we'll turn…
Toil Upon this lowly railroad spike my hammer swung and fell.…
Warriors Welcome to the killing fields (You'll try) Where thorns infe…
Way Of The Sun I'm a pilgrim on this onward story, passing by the…
We Grow Stronger Staring death in the face, we've determined it's the End. He…
Weary Soldier Every day is a constant struggle to remember all your…