The Dirty Nil have announced their fourth album, Free Rein to Passions, coming out May 26, 2023, via Dine Alone Records. The LP is a return to form for the band, marking a more reckless approach for the JUNO Award-winning trio. After experimenting with some smoother, more radio-friendly sounds on 2021’s Fuck Art, The Nil promptly returned to the studio and got back to the basics of what their band is about at its core—thrashy riffs, bashed-out drums, and levels-to-the-max volume. Today, the band shared the first single from the new album, “Nicer Guy.” The track will remind listeners that The Nil still wield the power to stitch a perfect, infectious pop hook into their rock fabric. Bentham explains: “I’d been sitting on some of the guitar parts for a long time, husbanding them for a suitabl...
