The Dirty Nil

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Listen to The Dirty Nil’s “jangly” new single, Spider Dream

Taken from July’s fifth album The Lash, The Dirty Nil have released a new single that came from frontman Luke Bentham feeling “completely refreshed by a nightmare” one morning…

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The Dirty Nil drop new single Gallop Of The Hounds from fifth album, The Lash

New The Dirty Nil! The Canadian punk duo have just unleashed latest single Gallop Of The Hounds, taken from this summer’s fifth full-length The Lash.

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The Dirty Nil officially release one of their “dream covers”, Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Taken from the newly-released deluxe edition of Free Rein To Passions, The Dirty Nil have covered Bonnie Tyler’s classic power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart… because of course.

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The Dirty Nil drop new single, Am I The Menace?

The Dirty Nil have just unleashed an absolutely ace new single called Am I The Menace?, and announced a deluxe version of Free Rein To Passions.

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The Gaslight Anthem announce new EP and North American summer tour

The Gaslight Anthem are releasing a new EP, History Books – Short Stories (featuring a Billie Eilish cover!), and then hitting the road all across North America with Joyce Manor, Pinkshift and The Dirty Nil.

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The Dirty Nil and Microwave have announced a co-headline tour

The Dirty Nil and Microwave are hitting Europe and the UK next April for a 14-date co-headline run…

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Listen to The Dirty Nil’s playlist curated for this week’s Cover Story

The sound of The Dirty Nil: 13 tracks hand-picked by the band to showcase the music they’re influenced by and love the most.

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The Dirty Nil: “We despise and cackle at the carnival game that is the music industry”

The Dirty Nil are through playing games. After a period of mismanagement and being forced to jump through industry hoops with no actual benefit, they’ve rediscovered what really matters: rock’n’roll. With a newfound lust for loudness, the Canadian punks are back doing things on their own terms and will fight any deity who gets in their way…

Reviews

Album review: The Dirty Nil – Free Rein To Passions

Ontario punks The Dirty Nil’s fourth record packs a playful punch…

Features

“A kebab nearly took my life”: 13 Questions with The Dirty Nil’s Luke Bentham

Fearlessly facing Kerrang!’s randomly-selected 13 Questions, The Dirty Nil frontman Luke Bentham relives the time a kebab almost killed him, as well as thinking about a world without memes, the wonder of dogs, educational Slipknot masks, and more…

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The Dirty Nil announce summer UK headline tour

Armed with new album Free Rein To Passions, The Dirty Nil will be playing nine UK headline dates in July and August.

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The Dirty Nil unleash killer new single, Celebration

The Dirty Nil have unveiled another single from their fourth album Free Rein To Passions – and this one is their “purest love song, unconditional and without mercy”.

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The Dirty Nil announce new album, Free Rein To Passions

Watch the video for The Dirty Nil’s new single Nicer Guy, taken from their upcoming fourth album Free Rein To Passions.

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The Dirty Nil return with huge new single, Bye Bye Big Bear

The Dirty Nil say a loving farewell to local Canadian convenience store Big Bear – which they say “was our clubhouse, our pirate ship, our prison”.

Features

How The Dirty Nil learned to stop worrying and love the world

The Dirty Nil's Luke Bentham explains why their new album, Fuck Art, wants you to stop worrying and just enjoy life as best you can

Reviews

Album review: The Dirty Nil – Fuck Art

The Dirty Nil cement their reputation as the court jesters of punk rock on cheeky third album Fuck Art...

Features

The 10 Best Songs Written In Lockdown

Some artists have been very busy during lockdown, writing, recording and releasing new music in the most trying of circumstances. Here are some of the best…

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Listen to The Dirty Nil’s “jangly” new single, Spider Dream

The Dirty Nil drop new single Gallop Of The Hounds from fifth album, The Lash

The Dirty Nil officially release one of their “dream covers”, Total Eclipse Of The Heart

The Dirty Nil drop new single, Am I The Menace?

The Gaslight Anthem announce new EP and North American summer tour

The Dirty Nil and Microwave have announced a co-headline tour

Listen to The Dirty Nil’s playlist curated for this week’s Cover Story

The Dirty Nil: “We despise and cackle at the carnival game that is the music industry”

Album review: The Dirty Nil – Free Rein To Passions

“A kebab nearly took my life”: 13 Questions with The Dirty Nil’s Luke Bentham

The Dirty Nil announce summer UK headline tour

The Dirty Nil unleash killer new single, Celebration

The Dirty Nil announce new album, Free Rein To Passions

The Dirty Nil return with huge new single, Bye Bye Big Bear

How The Dirty Nil learned to stop worrying and love the world

Album review: The Dirty Nil – Fuck Art

The 10 Best Songs Written In Lockdown

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