Dry Cleaning kicked off the year with their new album Secret Love. The UK post-punks are already back to share an ominous new tune called "Sliced By A Fingernail" right before their tour.
"A lot of attention makes them feel sliced up," bandleader Florence Shaw says about the song's protagonist. "So they fantasize about being hidden inside a huge flower bud and about being anonymous in a crowd at night. The image of a brown mark from a finger nail pressed into a petal inspired some of the lyrics. I thought about peony buds not opening and then browning, and their tightness. The lyrics were also inspired by illustrator Jooyoung Kim's picture book about a dog who has a long body, called 'Welcome to My Life.'"
Listen below.
TOUR DATES:
04/07 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg +
04/09 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega +
04/10 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club +
04/11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg +
04/13 – Brussels, BE @ AB Box +
04/14 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon +
04/17 – Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street -
04/18 – Limerick, IR @ Dolan’s -
04/20 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed x
04/21 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO x
04/22 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy = x
04/24 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio x
04/25 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall x
04/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall % *
05/01 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall % *
05/02 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques % *
05/03 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson % *
05/05 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club % *
05/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer % *
05/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^ *
05/08 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theater *
05/10 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East *
05/12 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
05/13 – Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf *
05/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party *
05/16 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Ballroom *
05/17 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
05/18 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox *
05/20 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
05/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
05/22 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/28 – Brisbane, AU @ The Princess Theatre (Open Season)
05/29 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House (Vivid LIVE) $
05/30 – Melbourne, AU @ The Forum Theatre (RISING) #
06/02 – Wellington, NZ @ Meow Nui
06/03 – Auckland, NZ @ Hollywood Avondale
06/06 – Fremantle, AU @ Arrival Festival
06/07 – Ballarat, AU @ Civic Hall Ballarat
06/11 – Hobart, AU @ Odeon Theatre (Dark Mofo)
06/24 – Zagreb, HR @ INmusic Festival
07/03 – Kraggenburg, NL @ Wilde Weide Festival
07/11 – Bruges, BE @ Cactusfestival
07/24 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/31 – Curraghmore, IE @ All Together Now Festival
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% w/ YHWH Nailgun
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