Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
A cooly observational and oddly intimate portrait of modern life, reintroducing the South London quartet's steadfast, singular style as more trailblazing than ever.
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Who
Dry Cleaning are front person Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton and bassist Lewis Maynard. Encompassing punk, industrial and avant-garde jazz, the South London band draw from angles of no wave and the 'sprechgesang' sound with the distinctive deadpan, spoken-word delivery of vocalist Florence.
What
The group's third album, Dry Cleaning return with biting wit on Secret Love, produced by fellow avant-garde musician and producer Cate Le Bon. The post-punk firebrands expand their signature mix of absurdism and sensitivity into more emotionally resonant work, addressing the pressures of modern life and everyday anxieties. Florence Shaw's collage-like commentary style songwriting weaves together snippers and phrases, leaving the listener to decipher all meaning from the subtext. Essential new music from a band whose minimal power still sets them apart.
With
For fans of: Life Without Buildings, Baxter Dury, Sleaford Mods, Sly and The Family Stone
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