Ontario’s The Dirty Nil fire back with Fail in Time, the latest single off their upcoming fifth album, The Lash, out July 25 via Dine Alone Records/Civilians and available to pre-order now.
Following the searing charge of Gallop of the Hounds, the snarling honesty of Rock N’ Roll Band, and the delicate introspection of Spider Dream, this new track drives the knife even deeper, pairing triumphant verses with a stark chorus that confronts the inevitable fade of happiness. Fail in Time is a perfect example of The Lash’s stripped down, black-and-white approach: raw, loud, and refreshingly bleak.
“When true joy enters your life, you know it’s got a return ticket to wherever it came from,” shares vocalist Luke Bentham. “I wrote the chorus of the song first and wanted to make the verses as triumphant as possible – we even got an I Think You Should Leave reference into the second. Then we hit the pre-chorus where happiness begins to fade. The chorus is about knowing it’s over… that little spark is gone. [Engineer] Vince [Solivari] insisted we put a hardcore breakdown in at the end, and I’m glad we listened to him.”
