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The Dirty Nil
Guitarist-frontman Luke Bentham (front) and drummer Kyle Fisher (background)
Guitarist-frontman Luke Bentham (front) and drummer Kyle Fisher (background)
Background information
OriginDundas/Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2006–present
LabelsDine Alone Records
MembersLuke Bentham
Kyle Fisher
Sam Tomlinson
Past membersDave Nardi
Ross Miller

The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario,[1] who won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017.[2] The band consists of singer and guitarist Luke Bentham, drummer Kyle Fisher, and bassist Sam Tomlinson.

History

Former bassist Ross Miller performing in Berkeley, California - October 2019

The band members began playing together in high school,[3] and formed The Dirty Nil in 2006. They released their debut single "Fuckin' Up Young" in 2011,[1] and began touring North America, performing in clubs and at festivals.[4][5] They followed with a series of further singles and EPs and released their full-length debut album Higher Power in 2016.[1] Following that album's success, they released Minimum R&B, a compilation of the early singles and EP tracks in 2017.[6] The Dirty Nil released their second studio album Master Volume on September 14, 2018 on Dine Alone Records,[7] and released the first single from the album, "Bathed in Light".[8] In August 2020, the band announced a new album titled Fuck Art, which was released on January 1, 2021.[9][10]

Musical style

Music critics commonly label the band under the punk rock genre. The band mixes the swaggering riffs of hard rock with the attitude and energy of punk.[11] Despite these classifications, the band defines themselves as just a rock band.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

EPs

  • Saccharine Visceral (2009)
  • Little Metal Baby Fist (2012)
  • Smite (2014)

Singles

  • "Fuckin' Up Young" (2011)
  • "Zombie Eyed" (2013)
  • "Cinnamon/Guided by Vices" (2014)
  • "No Weaknesses" (2015)
  • "Surrender" (2018)
  • "Bathed in Light" (2018)
  • "Pain of Infinity" (2018)
  • "I Don't Want That Phone Call" (2018)
  • "That's What Heaven Feels Like" (2018) – No. 31 Mainstream Rock Songs[13]
  • "Christmas at My House" (2019)
  • "Done With Drugs" (2020)
  • "Doom Boy" (2020)
  • ”Blunt Force Concussion” (2020) - No. 34 Alternative Airplay[14]
  • ”One More and the Bill” (2020)
  • ”Bye Bye Big Bear” (2022)

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Dirty Nil: Who's Next?". Exclaim!, March 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Diana Panton and Dirty Nil take home Juno Awards this weekend". CBC Hamilton, April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Review: The Dirty Nil are totally committed to the power of rock on Master Volume". NOW Toronto,
  4. ^ "ROCKINGHAM: How The Dirty Nil achieved Master Volume". Hamilton Spectator, Luke Ottenhof, September 14, 2018
  5. ^ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE DIRTY NIL - HIGHER POWER". The Spill Magazine. February 26, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Dirty Nil Revisit Early Work for 'Minimum R&B' Compilation". Exclaim!, February 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Dirty Nil Master Volume". Exclaim! Adam Feibel, published September 7, 2018
  8. ^ "The Dirty Nil announce new album, premiere raucous "Bathed In Light": Exclusive". Billboard.
  9. ^ Gregory, Allie (August 17, 2020). "The Dirty Nil Announce New Album 'Fuck Art'". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Gregory, Allie (September 15, 2020). "The Dirty Nil Plot Virtual North American Tour, Detail 'Fuck Art'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ " The Dirty Nil". AllMusic Biography by John D. Buchanan
  12. ^ "The Dirty Nil Is Not a Punk Band". Noisey, November 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of December 15, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Alternative Airplay - Week of February 20, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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