Label Obscura Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The Nils’ story has been described as a “Greek rock ‘n’ roll tragedy.” Forging a following in the mid ’80s with their melancholy punk-driven power-pop sound, the Montreal group became casualties of a record label deal gone bad, before spiralling into black holes of drug addiction and death. Despite languishing in legal limbo and quickly going out of print, The Nils’ 1987 debut album has become a Canadian cult classic, influencing members of Green Day, Hüsker Dü, Sloan, and Superchunk. Now, to celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary, Label Obscura is proud to reissue a deluxe remastered LP, available on 180 gram vinyl for the first time in decades. This edition of The Nils’ classic debut features new artwork from Yorodeo (the visual art collective of Dog Day’s Seth Smith), a gatefold jacket with archival photos, and liner notes by Jack Rabid, editor of New York’s influential music zine The Big Takeover. A series of live performances from the reformed Nils will follow throughout October. Pre-order here : https://labelobscura.bandcamp.com/album/the-nils-the-nils Listen here : OneThreeOneTwo and TooManyHumans..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperonigin Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 The Nils rule. Thank you for posting this. What a pleasant surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Completely forgot about this band. I wrote them an actual letter (pre-internet, kids) and they wrote me back and sent me a flyer. Need to look for that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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