Ontario’s JUNO Award-winning, rock ‘n’ roll torchbearers, The Dirty Nil, are sharing, ‘Am I The Menace?’, a new cut taken from their deluxe edition of Free Rein to Passions, set for release on April 4th, 2024 via Dine Alone Records.
Pre-order Free Rein to Passions Deluxe HERE .
“When we cut this one and our producer, John Goodmanson, heard my lyrics, he laughed and called me a brat. A semi-sincere self examination, compiled from observing others.” – frontman Luke Bentham on ‘Am I The Menace?’
On Free Rein to Passions, the band followed their instincts down to the note to produce their most authentic work to date. The Dirty Nil’s back-to-basics approach was a direct reaction to their previous record, 2021’s Fuck Art. In order to incinerate their apparatus, they had to destroy it completely. They jammed away in their practice space for weeks, not overthinking anything or taking any external input. They didn’t sweat the small details or fret over transitions and arrangements. Less second guessing, more reckless abandon.
The appropriately titled Free Rein to Passions was a palate cleanser for The Dirty Nil, and a reminder for them to stick to the fundamentals of rock and stay true to themselves.
PCOMING LIVE DATES
APRIL
07: Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar ^
08: Paris, FR – Point Éphémère ^
09: Koln, DE – MTC Club ^
10: Munich, DE – Feierwerk ^
12: Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia ^
13: Hamburg, DE – Headcrash ^
15: Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms ^
16: Manchester, UK – Gorilla ^
17: Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor ^
18: Sheffield, UK – Leadmill ^
20: Guildford, UK – Boileroom ^
22: Bristol, UK – The Fleece ^
23; Brighton, UK – Patterns ^
24: London, UK – Scala ^
JUNE
05: Providence, RI – Fete *
06: Harrisburg, PA – HMAC *
07: Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
08: Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
09: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live *
11: Carrborro, NC – Cats Cradle *
12: Charleston, SC – Music Farm *
13: Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
14: Orlando, FL – Beacham *
15: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *
16: Tampa, FL – The Ritz *
19: Charlotte, NC – The Underground *
20: Asheville, NC – Salvage Station *
21: Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom *
22: Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
23: Minneapolis, MN – Varsity *
26: Kansas City, MO – Madrid *
27: Omaha, NE – Bourbon *
28: Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s *
29: Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224 *
30: Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
JULY
05 – 07: Gilbert, PA – Camp Punksylvania
26: Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom @
27: Salt Lake City, UT – The Union @
28: Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House @
30: Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo @
31: Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property @
AUGUST
02: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield @
03: Anaheim, CA – House of Blues @
04: San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park @
06: Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre @
09: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater @
10: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall @
11: Dallas, TX – House of Blues @
SEPTEMBER
21: Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort #
^ co-headline with Microwave
* supporting The Menzingers
@ supporting The Gaslight Anthem
# supporting Frank Turner
