The Dirty Nil is a Canadian

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band from

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, Ontario,"The Dirty Nil: Who's Next?"
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'', March 21, 2016. who won the

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at the

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. The band consists of singer and guitarist Luke Bentham, drummer Kyle Fisher, and bassist Sam Tomlinson.

History

The band members began playing together in high school, and formed The Dirty Nil in 2006. They released their debut single "Fuckin' Up Young" in 2011, and began touring North America, performing in clubs and at festivals. They followed with a series of further singles and EPs and released their full-length debut album ''Higher Power'' in 2016. Following that album's success, they released ''Minimum R&B'', a compilation of the early singles and EP tracks in 2017. The Dirty Nil released their second studio album ''Master Volume'' on September 14, 2018 on

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, and released the first single from the album, "

Bathed in Light "Bathed in Light" is a song by Canadian rock band The Dirty Nil. It was their first single off of their second studio album '' Master Volume''. Background The song was released as the first single from the band's second studio album, '' Master V ...

". In August 2020, the band announced a new album titled ''Fuck Art'', which was released on January 1, 2021.

Musical style

Music critics commonly label the band under the punk rock genre. The band mixes the swaggering riffs of

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with the attitude and energy of punk. Despite these classifications, the band defines themselves as just a rock band."The Dirty Nil Is Not a Punk Band"
'' Noisey'', November 17, 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

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'' (2016) *'' Master Volume'' (2018) *'' Fuck Art'' (2021)

Compilations

*'' Minimum R&B'' (2017)

EPs

*''Saccharine Visceral'' (2009) *''Little Metal Baby Fist'' (2012) *''Smite'' (2014)

Singles

*"Fuckin' Up Young" (2011) *"Zombie Eyed" (2013) *"Cinnamon/Guided by Vices" (2014) *"No Weaknesses" (2015) *"

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" (2018) *"

" (2018) *"Pain of Infinity" (2018) *"I Don't Want That Phone Call" (2018) *"That's What Heaven Feels Like" (2018) – No. 31

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*"Christmas at My House" (2019) *"Done With Drugs" (2020) *"Doom Boy" (2020) *”Blunt Force Concussion” (2020) - No. 34

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*”One More and the Bill” (2020) *”Bye Bye Big Bear” (2022)

References

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