Ontario’s The Dirty Nil unveiled their fifth album, The Lash, on Friday, July 25 via Dine Alone Records/ Civilians. Ultimately, The Lash sounds exactly like what the title implies – a cold, hard crack of the whip by the Canadian rock band, one that snaps them with a much-needed reset after nearly 20 years of exploring the light.
Following the hardcore-laced heat of Fail in Time and the snarling honesty of Rock N’ Roll Band, the record’s focus track, This Is Me Warning Ya, showcases a strikingly different side of the band – cinematic, spacious, and surprisingly romantic. This is Me Warning Ya trades distortion for orchestration, bringing in violin and cello to build a darkly elegant backdrop for frontman Luke Bentham’s crooning vocals.
