The Dirty Nil Tease 'The Lash' With New Track Spider Dream
Friday, 16 May 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
The Dirty Nil have shared another track from their upcoming fifth album.
Following Gallop Of The Hounds, Spider Dream serves as the second preview of 'The Lash', and marks a notable change in tone from the Canadian punk duo's usual distortion-heavy sound, offering jangly guitars and a tender, hazy aesthetic. On the creative motivation behind the song, vocalist-guitarist Luke Bentham said:
"I woke up one morning, completely refreshed by a nightmare. It was a strange feeling but enough to animate a song. I had also just watched The Beatles documentary that the Lord of the Rings fella made, so I was inspired to use more jangly chords than I usually do."
The follow-up to 2023's 'Free Rein To Passions' will arrive through Dine Alone Records on July 25. Bentham added: "I think that we have some of our more raging tunes on this record, but also some of our more, dare I say, delicate moments that we’ve ever committed to tape on this thing. It feels like the truest Nil record."
They'll support Heart Attack Man on tour across North America this spring and summer, and Spanish Love Songs at UK shows in Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham in October. They'll also tour Europe with Spanish Love Songs, Hot Water Music, Comeback Kid and Joyce Manor on UK and European shows as part of the Common Threads Tour in the autumn. Tickets are on sale now.
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