The Dirty Nil

The Dirty Nil is a Canadian alternative rock band from Hamilton, Ontario,[2] who won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017.[3] The band consists of singer and guitarist Luke Bentham, bassist Ross Miller and drummer Kyle Fisher.[4]

The Dirty Nil
OriginDundas/Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock, hard rock,[1] power pop
Years active2006–present
LabelsDine Alone Records
MembersLuke Bentham
Ross Miller
Kyle Fisher
Past membersDave Nardi

History
Bassist Ross Miller performing in Berkeley, California - October 2019

The band members began playing together in high school,[5] and formed The Dirty Nil in 2006. They released their debut single "Fuckin' Up Young" in 2011,[2] and began touring North America, performing in clubs and at festivals.[6][7] They followed with a series of further singles and EPs and released their full-length debut album Higher Power in 2016.[2] Following that album's success, they released Minimum R&B, a compilation of the early singles and EP tracks in 2017.[8] The Dirty Nil released their second studio album Master Volume on September 14, 2018 on Dine Alone Records,[9] and released the first single from the album, "Bathed in Light".[10] In August 2020, the band announced a new album titled Fuck Art, which is set to be released on January 1, 2021.[11][12]

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. Despite these classifications, the band defines themselves as just a rock band.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

EPs
  • 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. 40 Alternative Airplay
  • ”One More and the Bill” (2020)

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