The Dirty Nil Embark on First US Headlining Tour Following co-bills with The Who, Against Me!, Juno “Breakthroughs” Headline in Chicago, LA, NYC, and more this Fall Listen to “Pain of Infinity” at Alternative Press: XX After pummeling through 350+ shows over the last three years, 2017 Juno Award “Breakthrough Group of the Year” winners The Dirty Nil embark on their first ever US headlining tour. The band will play tracks from their upcoming LP ‘Master Volume’ (out September 14th on Dine Alone Records) with a raw, kinetic, straight-up rock & roll energy that’s equal parts punk intensity and 80s-rock-god decadence. Equipped with an |
inimitable live “swagger” (Brooklyn Vegan), guitarist/vocalist Luke Bentham, bassist Ross Miller, and drummer Kyle Fisher will juxtapose their muscular, venomous riffs and clap-along choruses with stories from the road of good-natured run-ins with the cops and impromptu stripteases in German Christmas Markets. Watch their no-holds-barred live show video for “Bathed in Light” HERE Flirting cooly with some of life’s cruelest realities and made to reach the back of the arenas, ‘Master Volume’ rips open with “That’s What Heaven Feels Like,” a late-night ode to living fast and dying young (specifically, blasting through the windshield of your lover’s car) that plays like a greased-up, sucker-punched “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out,” and ends with “Evil Side,” a six-minute epic perfect for a midnight graveyard stroll. In between, the band alternates between playful lyrics and power riffs (“Please, Please Me,” a ferocious punk track that’s sonically the opposite of its melodic 60s namesake, but shares the same raunchy subject matter) and topical issues like millennial numbness and substance. Listen to “Pain of Infinity,” which Alternative Press says, “XXX,” HERE When creating the classic horror, pop-art ‘Master Volume’ cover, designer/illustrator and longtime collaborator Christopher Blackwell of Providence, RI apparel/accessory brand Hungry Ghost Press said he “wanted to do something that felt a little bit gnarly for ‘Master Volume’ - kind of an ode to trash and metal bands that we all grew up on. The whole Dine Alone team have an awesome love and appreciation for vinyl, and the amount of time and energy they put into their releases is refreshing to see. Artwork is |
only part of the job- what really ties the album together is the packaging and how the listener can experience the record while listening to the music." Since they busted out of their quiet hometown of Dundas, Ontario, in 2011, The |
‘alt-rock,” the band have cut their teeth on co-bills with everyone from The Who, The Menzingers, and Alexisonfire to Against Me! and Bleached.
The upcoming tour kicks off October 25 at Underground @ DIME in Detroit, MI, and hits many of the nation’s premiere music clubs, including The Echo in LA and Mercury Lounge in NYC, before closing out with a four-night homecoming streak in Ontario.
‘Master Volume’ Track Listing:
1. That’s What Heaven Feels Like 2. Bathed In Light
3. Pain Of Infinity
4. Please, Please Me
5. Auf Wiedersehen 6. Always High
7. Smoking Is Magic 8. Super 8
9. I Don’t Want That Phone Call 10. Evil Side
The Dirty Nil Tour Dates:
Thu, October 25, 2018 - Detroit, MI - Underground @ DIME
Fri, October 26, 2018 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
Sat, October 27, 2018 - TBA Sun, October 28, 201 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry |
Sat, November 3, 2018 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret Sun, November 4, 2018 - Victoria, BC - Lucky |
Fri, November 9, 2018 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah Sat, November 10, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo Sun, November 11, 2018 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge Tue, November 13, 2018 - Austin, TX - Barracuda Wed, November 14, 2018 - Dallas, TX - Three Links |
Sat, November 17, 2018 - Nashville, TN - The End |