Dirty Nice

MARCH 18 - Dirty Nice invite YOU to 2025’s most highly anticipated new realm of action, distraction, and satisfaction - Planet Weekend, a world of glitch-pop and guitar-driven funky, psychedelic indie, inhabited by a cast of oddball yet loveable cartoon characters. 

As the official curators of the chaos, the duo offer:

"Why not take a dip at the Planet Weekend ‘Wave Pool Lagoon & Log Flume’ and jump right into the weekend!?

Or get wasted on the ‘Love Boat Bar & Grill’ and let that lucky someone know you love them. Go on, tell them what they want to hear already! 

Go on, take the dive… at PLANET WEEKEND!"

Previewing the park’s good-time guarantee is the roller-coaster rush of ‘What I Wanna Hear’ - out now on all good screaming streaming services.

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Known as much for their self-made animations as their music, Dirty Nice created a multi-sensory experience that’s as much about the visuals as it is the hooks. Think MGMT’s day-glo pop meets The Flaming Lips’ psychedelic theatrics, but with a distinctly British eccentricity that’s part Garth Marenghi, part existential crisis.  

Taking their unique world-building to another level Planet Weekend is Dirty Nice at their most refined. The album explores themes of isolation, fantasy, and the hazy limbo between virtual and real life - ideas that feel eerily resonant in an age where escapism is prime, but the daily grind is forever looming. 

The first taste of the album ‘Another Life’ has already seen 8 plays across BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music, by Sian Eleri, Alyx Holcombe, Tara Kumah, Chris Hawkins & Nathan Shepherd.

The doors open on May 23rd via Chiverin - and soon after Dirty Nice will be bringing all the fun of the fair to Liverpool for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend on May 25th.

About Dirty Nice
“charming mix of off-kilter melodies and classic songwriting chops” The FADER

“mind-bending” Rolling Stone

"i really love these guys, they feel really exciting and fresh for me right now. Creating this cult following online through their visuals and their sounds... they are creating this dreamy pop universe that I just want to be a citizen of. Get me on that planet right now" Tara Kumah, BBC R1

“weird and wonderful” i-D | “Now Hear This” The Independent

“vivid synth pop” The Times | “whimsical, playful” MTV | "upbeat wave of enthusiasm" DORK

“glorious, strange, and downright addictive” The Line of Best Fit | “pop gems” DIY

Dirty Nice is ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ composer Charlie Pelling’s musical project with Lisbon based musician Mark Thompson. Pelling is fast becoming the go to composer in the UK comedy scene working with the likes of 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Campbell and BAFTA winner Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats, Fleabag).

Florence Pugh has come out as a fan of Dirty Nice while speaking on the VOGUE podcast. Collaborations with Wet Leg - who contributed backing vocals to their ‘Sunshine End Times’ single - as well as Desta French and Bad Sounds have also expanded their horizons along the way.

In the last year they have amassed a cult online following into the hundreds of thousands across Tiktok, Instagram and Reddit for their creative animations. Voicing and animating a whole host of eccentric characters themselves, they further expand the weird and wonderful world of Dirty Nice that all began with the music. 

Planet Weekend follows acclaimed second album Surrenderland (2023) - featuring lead single ‘This Is Gonna Hurt’, which is fast approaching 3 million streams, and is being featured in new movie Novocaine feat. Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder (in cinemas via Paramount in March) .The album was championed by The FADER, Rolling Stone, CRACK, It’s Nice That and more. 2021's debut album Lobster initially won the band fans across all media, with critical acclaim at press (MTV, i-D, The Independent, The Times, Notion, Wonderland, Complex, DIY, Clash, DORK Magazine, The Line of Best Fit). 

Across the two albums the band have built a keen following at radio with Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo spinning on BBC Radio 1 (including Hottest Record In The World shouts), Steve Lamacq, Chris Hawkins backing at 6 Music.