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CJSR (Edmonton, AB): #7 in Top 30
CICK (Smithers, BC): #29 in Top 30
nov 4 - THIS WEEK'S CHARTS
oct 28 - THIS WEEK'S CHART
CICK (Smithers, BC): #29 in Top 30
oct 21 - THIS WEEK'S CHART
CICK (Smithers, BC): #29 in Top 30
oct 14 - THIS WEEK'S CHART
CICK (Smithers, BC): #28 in Top 30
oct 7 - THIS WEEK'S CHART
CFUV (Victoria, BC): #9 in Top 10 Folk/Roots chart
CICK (Smithers, BC): #29 in Top 30
oct 4 - BAD GARDENING ADVICE review
"Birthrite: Lancing the Boil a remarkable album. It is a concept album. It is a meditation on death. It is a triumph of story-telling, of lyricism, of composition - one richly varied, vast in scope, and, especially as it flips at its climax, Weighlifter, deeply rewarding musical experience. I can't recommend The Dirty Beat's new album enough." - read it here
oct 3 - BUZZMUSIC INTERVIEW
"Early reviews have called this record poetic, uncompromising, and cathartic. What emotions or experiences were you personally purging through the making of Birthrite?" - read it here
oct 1 - OBSOLETE RECORDS (halifax)
nice to see the record out in the wild
sept 26 - BIRTHRITE release
sept 24 - CHARTS THIS WEEK
CHRW (London, ON): #3 in Top 30
CFBX (Kamloops, BC): #30 in Top 30
sept 19 - GIVEAWAY DRAW WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of the mailing list release draw!
Dylan (St. Thomas, ON): LP, book & poster
Grace (Edmonton, AB): CD & book
Julia (London, ON): Cassette & book
sept 16 - ALBUM IN STORES
Listen Records (Edmonton), Into the Music (Winnipeg), Brian's Record Option (Kingston), Sonic Boom Records (Toronto), Atom Heart (Montreal), Le Vacarme (Montreal), Librairie Bertrand (Montreal), The Cap (Fredericton), Spin-It Records (Moncton), Obsolete Records (Halifax), and Taz Records (Halifax).
sept 15 - SALES & DISCOUNTS ON UNTIL OCT. 10
Good deals on bundles (LP, CD or cassette with book), free album download, 10% discount for mailing list sign-ups.
about
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, heavy folk project The Dirty Beat uses extensive vocal harmonies with primarily acoustic instruments and a hard-hitting rhythm section, bringing to mind a primitive, pre-electric rock band with a “seemingly endless palette of originality that distinguishes The Dirty Beat from other musical acts” (The Tinnitist).
The Dirty Beat's new album Birthrite: Lancing the Boil is "visceral and poetic ... an emotional exorcism in an alternative folk style" (La Caverna), with compositions that "stay wonderfully raw and offbeat throughout" (York Calling). Birthrite is a purge and rebirth ritual, a scathing retrospective of a life turned septic, exploring themes of life changes, mental illness, social alienation, and personal accountability.
While the Dirty Beat's instrumentation places it under the category of Folk, it has a darker, heavier sound, one truly its own and hard to pin down.
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