APRIL 4, 2024 – Ontario JUNO Award-winning rock trio The Dirty Nil are sharing a deluxe edition of Free Rein to Passions (2023) via Dine Alone Records. Stream Free Rein to Passions Deluxe featuring a cover of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” HERE.
We were asked to play (drummer) Kyle’s brother’s wedding as the house band and readily agreed. There was a list of dream covers and this one we laughed at but then learned. From the first time we did it in the jam space, I knew we had a good one. It was probably the highlight of our wedding set and we decided to record it for posterity. Special shoutout to (bassist) Sam’s amazingly high singing on this one. I find it very difficult to not sing the expletives present in the ‘Old School’ version of the song. – The Dirty Nil frontman Luke Bentham
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Free Rein to Passions Deluxe
The Dirty Nil
April 4th, 2024
Dine Alone Records
1. Celebration
2. Nicer Guy
3. Undefeated
4. Atomize Me
5. Land of Clover
6. Blowing Up Things in the Woods
7. Stupid Jobs
8. 1990
9. Free Rein to Passions
10. The Light, The Void and Everything
11. Am I The Menace?
12. Total Eclipse of the Heart
13. Celebration (Demo)
14. Nicer Guy (Demo)
15. Land of Clover (Demo)
16. Atomize Me (Demo)
17. Blowing Up Things in the Woods (Demo)
18. Stupid Jobs (Demo)
19. Undefeated (Demo)
20. 1990 (Demo)
21. Bye Bye Big Bear (Demo)
Free Rein to Passions Deluxe keeps things simple lyrically as well, and doesn’t get bogged down with overly complicated messaging. Nothing overwrought, nothing didactic. Just songs about working soul-sucking jobs, shredding on guitar, and striving to be a kinder person. “The only real central theme of the album 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 and not getting too smashed down by prevailing negativity in the air.”
Apr 7 – Eindenhoven, NL – Effenaar ^
Apr 8 – Paris, FR – Point Éphémère ^
Apr 9 – Koln, DE – MTC Club ^
Apr 10 – Munich, DE – Feierwerk ^
Apr 12 – Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia ^
Apr 13 – Hamburg, DE – Headcrash ^
Apr 15 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms ^
Apr 16 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla ^
Apr 17 – Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor ^
Apr 19 – Sheffield, UK – Leadmill ^
Apr 20 – Guildford, UK – Boileroom ^
Apr 22 – Bristol, UK – The Fleece ^
Apr 23 – Brighton, UK – Patterns ^
Apr 24 – London, UK – Scala ^
Jun 5 – Providence, RI – Fete *
Jun 6 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC *
Jun 7 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
Jun 8 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
Jun 9 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live *
Jun 11 – Carrborro, NC – Cats Cradle *
Jun 12 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm *
Jun 13 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
Jun 14 – Orlando, FL – Beacham *
Jun 15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *
Jun 16 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz *
Jun 19 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground *
Jun 20 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station *
Jun 21 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom *
Jun 22 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
Jun 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity *
Jun 26 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid *
Jun 27 – Omaha, NE – Bourbon *
Jun 28 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s *
Jun 29 – Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224 *
Jun 30 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
Jul 5-7 – Gilbert, PA – Camp Punksylvania
Jul 26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom @
Jul 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union @
Jul 28 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House @
Jul 30 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo @
Jul 31 – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property @
Aug 2 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield @
Aug 3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues @
Aug 4 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park @
Aug 6 – Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre @
Aug 9 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater @
Aug 10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall @
Aug 11 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues @
Sep 21 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort #
^ co-headline with Microwave
* supporting The Menzingers
@ supporting The Gaslight Anthem
# supporting Frank Turner
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