Dirty on Purpose
Dirty on Purpose
Latest Release
- Hallelujah Sirens / Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow (2025 Remaster)
- September 2025
- • 17 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Cheat Death | ||
| 2 | These Days Were for Us | ||
| 3 | Ways to Drown | ||
| 4 | Light Pollution | ||
| 5 | Lake Effect |
Albums
Sep 2025 • 2 songs
Aug 2025 • 2 songs
May 2008 • 4 songs
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About
Biography
A shoegazer-inspired indie band from New York City, Dirty on Purpose were part of the continuum of atmospheric guitar-oriented rockers with alternating male and female vocals that includes Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, and My Bloody Valentine, as well as cult favorites like Antietam, Come, and Sleepyhead. Formed in Brooklyn in 2002, Dirty on Purpose originally consisted of keyboardist Erika Forster, guitarist Joseph Jurewicz, and drummer Doug Marvin (all of whom shared lead vocal duties), plus non-singing guitarist George Wilson and bassist D.J. Boudreau. Following a self-titled a...