The Dirty Nil strip things down and crank the energy up on The Lash, their raw and urgent fifth album out July 25 via Dine Alone Records. To mark the release, the band hits the road this fall for a 12-city Ontario tour—tickets on sale now.

We caught up with Hamilton's Pet Sun at this year's Supercrawl to find out what they think life is. Discover the inner workings of frontman Stephane Tremblay's mind and more at the link.