Dry Cleaning Share New Single ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ + Video

Dry Cleaning

 Release New Single’Scratchcard Lanyard’Official Video by Rottingdean BazaarWatch/Listen:

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Today, Dry Cleaning share the song ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’, the group’s first release on 4AD. ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ is a treatise on the joy of life’s little pleasures, where air fresheners become mighty oaks and Instagram filters are glamorous holiday destinations. The South London band explain further – “In the search for your true calling in life, it’s easy to try so many things that you end up confused. It can lead to an enormous build-up of frustration. You may fantasise about exacting revenge upon your real or imagined enemies. Ephemeral things and small-scale escapist experiences can provide some relief!” The companion video for ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ is the directorial debut of artist duo  James Theseus Buck and Luke Brooks, aka Rottingdean Bazaar, whose concept and set design – riffing on the song’s celebration of the humdrum – inserts vocalist Florence Shaw into her own miniature night club.

Watch the official video for ‘Scratchcard Lanyard HERE or via the player below.

‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ – Dry CleaningDirected by Rottingdean BazaarDry Cleaning is Nick Buxton (drums), Tom Dowse (guitar), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Florence Shaw (vocals). Firm friends for years, they only started making music after a karaoke party in 2017 inspired a collaboration. They wrote instrumentally to begin with and six months later Shaw, a university lecturer and picture researcher by day, joined on vocals with no prior musical experience.  Dry Cleaning’s music is simple – direct and uncomplicated. The Feelies, the Necessaries, the B52s and Pylon all served as inspirations when the band first came together.

The small and intimate garage / rehearsal space had a huge influence on the sound; both of last year’s EPs Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks and Sweet Princess were written here. The quartet have finished work on their debut album, with details to follow soon.

Dry Cleaning photographed by Pooneh Ghana[clockwise from top left: Tom Dowse, Lewis Maynard, Stella (the dog), Florence Shaw, Buckley (the dog), Nick Buxton]

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