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UncutJun 1, 2012Flats look to be stranded between hipster grunge and true hardcore. [Jul 2012, p.71]
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MojoMay 2, 2012Much of Better Living recalls that time when the ugly end of post-Crass anarcho punk segued into the metallic sounds of grindcore... when melody seemed bourgeois and energy was the most valued commodity. [May 2012, p.92]
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Q MagazineJun 20, 2012Ultimately, it's good to know they're out there straining every nerve, vein and eyeball, even if those who'll want to listen to it more than twice are surely few. [Jun 2012, p.101]
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May 2, 2012As opening statements go, Better Living is comprehensive and, as a hardcore punk album, it is extremely successful.
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Jun 6, 2012As loud and aggressive Flats can sound it can't come close to hiding a lack of pretty much everything other than extreme volume and misplaced nothing-better-to-do-than-have-a-go-at-everyone-else small-minded aggression.
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Kerrang!May 21, 2012The fury here comes from an ominous intensity and oppressive claustrophobia. And that makes this album raw, anarchic, bleak and enjoyably nasty. [45 May 2012, p.53]
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May 2, 2012Raw, exhilarating and completely mystifying.