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SUMMARY:The Dirty Nil - Winter 2025 Tour
DESCRIPTION:If there’s one rule people should follow when approaching the
  Dirty Nil\, it’s this: Never tell them how to rock ‘n’ roll. Ontari
 o’s Juno Award-winning trio is a finely tuned rock machine that is at it
 s best when the members are pursuing their penchant for thrashy riffs\, ba
 shed out drums\, and levels-to-the-max volume. And on their fourth album\,
  Free Rein to Passions\, the band followed their instincts down to the not
 e to produce their most authentic work to date. The Nil’s back-to-basics
  approach was a direct reaction to their previous record\, 2021’s Fuck A
 rt\, a creative process that brought too many industry people whispering i
 n the band’s ears\, telling them how to polish and tweak their songs to 
 fit on the radio or streaming playlists or whatever other arbitrary whims 
 the modern music machine demands. “There were all these expectations and
  pressures\, people telling us to try this or that\,” says frontman Luke
  Bentham. “We’re by no means the biggest band in the world\, but in ou
 r ecosystem it became hard to try to make all these people happy. We were 
 given challenges\, and I think we met them\, but getting to that place\, i
 t made me realize: ‘If we go any further in this direction\, then I don'
 t know what we’re doing anymore.’ It had gotten to a point where the c
 reation wasn't very fun.” In order to incinerate their apparatus\, they 
 had to destroy it completely. So as soon as Fuck Art was in the can\, the 
 Nil got back to having fun and doing what they love. They jammed away in t
 heir practice space for weeks\, not overthinking anything or taking any ex
 ternal input. They didn’t sweat the small details or fret over transitio
 ns and arrangements. Less second guessing\,  more reckless abandon. It’
 s the same approach to rock they’ve taken since they were kids. “We ha
 d the best time pulling these songs together. It made me feel like a teena
 ger in my parents’  basement again\,” Bentham says. What came out was
  the appropriately titled Free Rein to Passions\, a palate cleanser for th
 e Dirty Nil\, and a reminder for them to stick to the fundamentals of rock
  and stay true to themselves. “What was it LCD Soundsystem said about tr
 ading in guitars for turntables and synthesizers?” Bentham laughs. “I
 ’d say that’s unlikely for us.” Their youthful rock-worship approach
  is immediately apparent on the album’s opener “Celebration\,” which
  cuts in via a chugging metal riff\, a subtle ode to one of the Nil’s in
 fluences\, Power Trip’s late frontman Riley Gale. From there\, the band 
 indulges their loudest\, gnarliest inclinations\, making casual nods to th
 eir more chaotic favorites\, including everything from the Jesus Lizard to
  the Blood Brothers. And on the album’s catchiest single\, “Nicer Guy\
 ,” the Nil reminds listeners that they also still wield the power to sti
 tch a perfect\, infectious pop hook into their rock fabric. Free Rein to P
 assions keeps things simple lyrically as well\, and doesn’t get bogged d
 own with overly complicated messaging. Nothing overwrought\, nothing didac
 tic. Just songs about working soul-sucking jobs\, shredding on guitar\, an
 d striving to be a kinder person. “The only real central theme of the al
 bum is an acknowledgment of the crazy circumstances that we all occupy at 
 this point in time\, and being nice\,” Bentham stresses. “It’s about
  being nice to everyone around you\, and enjoying your silly little life a
 nd not getting too smashed down by prevailing negativity in the air.” Th
 e Nil again recruited longtime collaborative producer John Goodmanson to c
 apture their sound at Jukasa Media on Ontario’s Six Nations Reserve. The
 y also brought in new blood with bassist Sam Tomlinson\, a friend and fell
 ow product of the Dundas scene. “In some ways it feels like going back t
 o our roots in Dundas\, and Sam knows what that’s like\,” adds drummer
  Kyle Fisher. “He’s cut from the same cloth as Luke and I.” That hom
 etown feeling was the inspiration for the song “Blowin’ Up Things in t
 he Woods\,” an ode to the simple joys of fireworks\, explosions\, and py
 rotechnic annihilation. Staring into the abyss of entertainment serfdom\, 
 the trio spat on it. They smashed the chalice of poison brought to their l
 ips\, grinding the shards under their heels. A rock and roll band is part 
 religion\, part small business and part pirate ship. Sabres were wielded a
 nd planks were walked for The Dirty Nil to bring Free Rein to Passions int
 o this world. It was a battle well worth fighting.
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CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts
LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\,
  United States
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