Black Thorn (album)

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Black Thorn
Flatfoot-56-black-thorn.jpg
Studio album by
Flatfoot 56
ReleasedMarch 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
Genre Celtic Punk, Oi!
Length37:26
Label Old Shoe
Producer Johnny Rioux
Flatfoot 56 chronology
Jungle of the Midwest Sea
(2007)		Black Thorn
(2010)		 Toil
(2012)

Black Thorn is the fifth studio album by the Chicago celtic punk band Flatfoot 56. [1] It was released as a part of the tenth anniversary of the band's founding to mostly positive reviews by critics. [2] [3] The album, produced by Johnny Rioux, is the best selling Flatfoot 56 album so far entering the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at number two, after a week of sales. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Escape"1:25
2."Black Thorn"3:21
3."Born For This"3:37
4."Courage"3:54
5."Smoke Blower"2:17
6."The Hourglass"3:26
7."Shiny Eyes"2:54
8."We Grow Stronger"2:56
9."Son Of Shame"2:46
10."Stampede"2:44
11."You Won Me Over"3:01
12."Way Of The Sun"2:39
13."Hot Head"2:31

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Indie Vision Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Dying Scene Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Stony Brook Independent Mixed [7]
Absolute Punk 80% [8]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The album was received with mostly positive reviews from both the mainstream and the independent media. Several large media outlets including Alternative Press and HM reflected positively on the album. [4] It was praised for its variety and maturity compared to Flatfoot 56's past albums. [6] AMP noted that the album had a more mature sound than Flatfoot 56's past albums. [3] Several reviewers noted that the album was written with mosh pits in mind. [8] However, the album was criticized for its more polished sound that broke away from the band's punk roots embracing a more Dropkick Murphys like sound. [7] Gavin McInnes has listed the album as one of the seven albums that changed his life saying, "I feel like these kids from the Southside of Chicago do the music of my adolescence even better than it was the first time around." McInnes also used the song "Courage" in the intro and outro of his show on Compound Media. [10]

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPosition
2010The Billboard 200160 [11]
2010Christian Albums11 [11]
2010Heatseekers Albums2 [11]
2010Independent Albums17 [11]

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  4. 1 2 3 Van Pelt, Doug. "Flatfoot 56 debuts at #2 on Heatseekers chart". HM. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
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  6. 1 2 "Flatfoot 65 – Black Thorn". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
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