The Dirty Nil | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Dundas/Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Dine Alone Records |
Members | Luke Bentham Kyle Fisher Sam Tomlinson |
Past members | Dave Nardi Ross Miller |
The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006, [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.
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]
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 said in a 2015 interview with Vice that they don't define themselves as a punk band but rather define themselves as just a rock band. [12] In a 2023 interview with New Noise Magazine, however, frontman Luke Bentham walked back those comments. "When I originally held that view, I think that the term punk was a very loaded word in our circle of bands where it was very frowned upon to call yourself a punk band because that had to be an accolade that others bestowed upon us. It was a medal that you earned to be punk, and you couldn't call yourself punk. I don't believe in any of that crap anymore. But when you're 24, and you really care about the opinions of the people in your scene..." [13]
The Dirty Nil | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Dundas/Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Dine Alone Records |
Members | Luke Bentham Kyle Fisher Sam Tomlinson |
Past members | Dave Nardi Ross Miller |
The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006, [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.
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]
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 said in a 2015 interview with Vice that they don't define themselves as a punk band but rather define themselves as just a rock band. [12] In a 2023 interview with New Noise Magazine, however, frontman Luke Bentham walked back those comments. "When I originally held that view, I think that the term punk was a very loaded word in our circle of bands where it was very frowned upon to call yourself a punk band because that had to be an accolade that others bestowed upon us. It was a medal that you earned to be punk, and you couldn't call yourself punk. I don't believe in any of that crap anymore. But when you're 24, and you really care about the opinions of the people in your scene..." [13]