The Dirty Nil are set to release a deluxe edition of their ‘Free Reins To Passion’ LP – and have shared a new single to mark the news.
The band’s latest album arrived last year and was the culmination of the Ontario band jamming away for months, with the aim of not overthinking, and completely rewiring the way they worked compared to their previous record, 2021’s ‘Fuck Art’.
To announce the news of the album’s deluxe edition, the band have shared new single ‘Am I The Menace?’, about which frontman Luke Bentham has shared:
“When we cut this one and our producer, John Goodmanson, heard my lyrics, he laughed and called me a brat.
“A semi-sincere self examination, compiled from observing others.”
Have a listen to the track below.
As well as the new track, the deluxe version of ‘Free Reins To Passion’ will also feature some of the band’s demos and a cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’.
Today’s announcement comes ahead of the band’s co-headline tour of the EU and UK with Microwave, before various supporting dates with The Menzingers, The Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner later in the year.
Have a look at the deluxe album tracklisting below.
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 (Bonnie Tyler cover)
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)
And check out their upcoming live dates too – and visit the band’s site for more information and to buy tickets.
07: Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar ^
08: Paris, FR – Point Éphémère ^
09: Koln, DE – MTC Club ^
10: Munich, DE – Feierwerk ^
12: Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia ^
13: Hamburg, DE – Headcrash ^
15: Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms ^
16: Manchester, UK – Gorilla ^
17: Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor ^
18: Sheffield, UK – Leadmill ^
20: Guildford, UK – Boileroom ^
22: Bristol, UK – The Fleece ^
23; Brighton, UK – Patterns ^
24: London, UK – Scala ^
JUNE
05: Providence, RI – Fete *
06: Harrisburg, PA – HMAC *
07: Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
08: Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
09: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live *
11: Carrborro, NC – Cats Cradle *
12: Charleston, SC – Music Farm *
13: Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
14: Orlando, FL – Beacham *
15: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *
16: Tampa, FL – The Ritz *
19: Charlotte, NC – The Underground *
20: Asheville, NC – Salvage Station *
21: Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom *
22: Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
23: Minneapolis, MN – Varsity *
26: Kansas City, MO – Madrid *
27: Omaha, NE – Bourbon *
28: Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s *
29: Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224 *
30: Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
JULY
05 – 07: Gilbert, PA – Camp Punksylvania
26: Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom @
27: Salt Lake City, UT – The Union @
28: Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House @
30: Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo @
31: Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property @
AUGUST
02: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield @
03: Anaheim, CA – House of Blues @
04: San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park @
06: Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre @
09: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater @
10: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall @
11: Dallas, TX – House of Blues @
SEPTEMBER
21: Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort #
^ co-headline with Microwave
* supporting The Menzingers
@ supporting The Gaslight Anthem
# supporting Frank Turner
