The Dirty Nil
The Dirty Nil announce Higher Power LP, premiere video
We are absolutely amped to announce that The Dirty Nil will release their debut full-length, Higher Power, out February 26, 2016. The band has premiered the music video for their single “No Weaknesses” today via Noisey. Watch it here.
In the Dave Dunham-directed clip for The Dirty Nil’s instantly-anthemic single, the band participating in synchronized aerobic warm ups, weightlifting drums and guitar amps, and consuming protein shake and hamburger diets, all to gain strength for the ultimate match. The band recalls of the filming process, “Making the video was 14 hours of hell that only Dave Dunham could drag us through with a smile on our faces.” The satirical clip turns comically gruesome as the video concludes with the band participating in a blood-splattered, black eye inducing boxing match amongst themselves, complete with the song’s thrashing guitars and pulsating drums in the background.
The Dirty Nil’s debut LP, Higher Power, out February 26, 2016 is the band’s first LP with Dine Alone. Higher Power follows the release of a handful of 7” singles, mixtapes, EPs, and limited edition lathe cut records. Explaining Higher Power, the band said they view the record as “Finally the chance to assemble a dynamic and unified set of songs, this is us right here and now. A chance to stretch our legs and explore new pastures of distortion. Here we are, raggedly in the red. Higher Power than your band.” The album was produced by the band, with Shehzaad Jiwani and Adam Bentley, mixed by John Goodmanson (Sleater Kinney, Death Cab for Cutie, Unwound), and mastered by Troy Glessner (Anberlin, Neck Deep).
Higher Power Track Listing
1.) No Weaknesses
2.) Zombie Eyed
3.) Wrestle Yü to Hüsker Dü
4.) Lowlives
5.) Friends in the Sky
6.) Violent Hands
7.) Know Your Rodent
8.) Fugue State
9.) Bruto Bloody Bruto
10.) Helium Dreamer
11.) Bury Me at the Rodeo
Hailing from Dundas Ontario, The Dirty Nil consists of Luke Bentham (Guitar/vocals), Kyle Fisher (Drums), and Dave Nardi (Bass/vocals). The band works as a cross section of the most essential parts of rock and roll. Windmill heroics and smoke guitar theatrics sit side by side with uncompromising noise, feral energy, and deranged enthusiasm.
NEW Tour Dates
12.27.2015 – Hamilton, ON – The Casbah (The Dirty Nil’s annual hometown holiday show)
1.21.2016 – London, UK – The Black Heart
1.27.2016 – Berlin, Germany – Musik & Frieden*
1.28.2016 – Hamburg, Gemany – Rock Cafe*
1.30.2016 – Bremen, Germany – Tower*
1.31.2016 – Cologne, Germany – MTC*
2.02.2016 – Dortmund, Germany – FZW Club*
2.03.2016 – Weinheim, Germany – Cafe Central*
2.04.2016 – Stuttgart, Germany – 2010*
2.05.2016 – Munich, Germany – Strom*
* with Hard Action
