Dry Cleaning Release One-Off Double A-Side Single
Dry Cleaning
Release One-Off Double A-Side Single
‘Bug Eggs’ / ‘Tony Speaks!’ Out Now
Dry Cleaning follow the success of their debut album New Long Leg with a special one-off double A-side single, out today. ‘Bug Eggs’ / ‘Tony Speaks!’ is available digitally from drycleaning.ffm.to/bugeggstonyspeaks.
Recorded at Rockfield Studios in July and August 2020 during the session for New Long Leg. ‘Bug Eggs’ and ‘Tony Speaks!’ were previously only available as bonus tracks.
Explaining the two tracks Florence Shaw says, “‘Bug Eggs’ is about the confidence that comes with age, fragility and sexual desire. The lyrics to ‘Tony Speaks!’ were written days after the Conservative party won the December 2019 UK election. I was thinking about climate change, environmental catastrophes and political campaigning.”
Born from the combined creative talents of Nick Buxton (drums), Tom Dowse (guitar), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Florence Shaw (vocals), Dry Cleaning’s debut album New Long Leg was produced by John Parish at Rockfield Studios and features the singles ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’, ‘Strong Feelings’ and ‘Unsmart Lady’. Intertwining Shaw’s spoken vocals tightly with the band’s restless instrumentals they extract the meaning from the most trivial things; little witty asides about supermarkets, cupboards, beauty products and body parts add up to sonic landscapes that teem with the strange magic of ordinary life.
“Dry Cleaning have a sound that is as singular as it is dazzling.”
– The Observer *****
“The most exciting guitar bands of recent times.” – The Wire
“Terrific post-punk poets of the everyday.” – The Guardian ****
“Brilliant… a debut album that justifies the hype.” – The Sunday Times
“Superb… this is an album replete with a humour and proficiency rare in a musical landscape dominated by overly-earnest balding men.” – The Quietus, The Lead Review
“It’s a tiny world you’ll find yourself drawn to, one you won’t want to leave.” – The i Paper ****
“Brilliant and barmy observational post-punk.” – The New Statesman
“Cerebral, caustic, exhilarating debut.” – MOJO ****
“Fresh, clever and endlessly intriguing, it adds up to a stellar debut.” – Record Collector ****
“A playful antidote to po-faced post-punk.” – NME ****
“Pleasingly grubby, and, in the best possible way, a tough act to follow.” – Uncut, 8/10
“One of the most fascinating bands out there.” – DORK, Album of the Month ****
“This precariously magnetic album will absolutely floor you.” – MusicOMH, 4.5/5
“Oone of the best new bands to emerge in the twenty-first century.”
– Louder Than War
“Play New Long Leg loud, and play it often.” – The Line Of Best Fit, 8/10
The Daily Telegraph, Album of the Week ****
DIY **** | The Scotsman **** | Gigwise 9/10
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Dry Cleaning Tour Dates
2021:
Wed 10 November – LOS ANGELES, CA, Teragram
Thu 11 November – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Chapel
Sat 13 November – PORTLAND, OR, Vitalidad
Sun 14 November – SEATTLE, WA, Crocodile
Wed 17 November – CHICAGO, IL, Empty Bottle
Sat 20 November – BROOKLYN, NY, Market Hotel
2022:
Wed 19 January – PARIS, FR, La Maroquinerie *
Thu 20 January – LYON, FR, Le Périscope *
Fri 21 January – MILAN, IT, Circolo Magnolia *
Sat 22 January – BOLOGNA, IT, Covo Club *
Mon 24 January – VIENNA, AT, Chelsea *
Tue 25 January – PRAGUE, CZ, Futurum *
Wed 26 January – BERLIN, DE, Zukunft am Ostkreuz *
Fri 28 January – COPENHAGEN, DK, Loppen *
Sat 29 January – HAMBURG, DE, Molotow *
Mon 31 January – NIJMEGEN, NL, Doornroosje *
Tue 1 February – BRUSSELS, BE, Orangerie, Botanique *
Wed 2 February – AMSTERDAM, NL, Paradiso Noord *
Fri 4 February – ROTTERDAM, NL, Rotown *
Sat 5 February – TOURCOING (LILLE), FR, Le Grand Mix *
Mon 14 February – LIVERPOOL, GB, Arts Club Theatre %
Tue 15 February – DUBLIN, IE, The Button Factory % SOLD OUT
Wed 16 February – BELFAST, GB, Empire Music Hall %
Fri 18 February – EDINBURGH, GB, Summerhall % SOLD OUT
Sat 19 February – GLASGOW, GB, Queen Margaret Union % VENUE UPGRADE
Sun 20 February – LEEDS, GB, Brudenell Social Club % SOLD OUT
Tue 22 February – BIRMINGHAM, GB, The Mill %
Wed 23 February – BRISTOL, GB, SWX %
Fri 25 February – MANCHESTER, GB, Academy 2 %
Sat 26 February – SHEFFIELD, GB, Leadmill %
Sun 27 February – NOTTINGHAM, GB, Rescue Rooms %
Tue 1 March – PORTSMOUTH, GB, Wedgewood Rooms %
Wed 2 March – BRIGHTON, GB, Concorde 2 %
Thu 3 March – LONDON, GB, O2 Forum Kentish Town %
* with support from Maria Somerville
% with support from PVA
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