Cancer Bats - Give Me Dirt LP (Pink Vinyl)

As the follow-up to their 2022 JUNO-nominated, critically acclaimed seventh studio album, ‘Psychic Jailbreak’, ‘Give Me Dirt’ pushes Cancer Bats’ artistry to new heights, fully realising the sound they have pursued throughout their musical careers.

As with their earlier work, the music came together organically, with all four members jamming in the same room. One key lesson the band carried over from their last album was that the real magic happens when everyone is fully collaborating. Once the riffs, breakdowns, and grooves were locked in, Cormier returned to rural Nova Scotia to craft the lyrics and vocal hooks. Many of the songs took shape on dusty forest roads, along winding dirt bike trails, and while brewing campfire coffee on secluded North Shore beaches.

Inspired by a year of travel, ‘Give Me Dirt’ unfolds as both an outward and inward journey, grounded in a deep connection to nature. The songs explore leaving urban life behind, processing personal loss, and confronting environmental devastation, while also reflecting on lessons drawn from the natural world.