Dry Cleaning have released their new album, Secret Love, the band’s third full-length. While recording Secret Love, out via 4AD, the South London group recorded at various locations, including Jeff Tweedy’s Chicago studio, The Loft, and Sonic Studios in Dublin, utilizing how the sound would differ in each space.
For Secret Love, Dry Cleaning interviewed several producers but felt that Cate Le Bon (Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, Wilco) would steer them in the right direction. “Being in a room with them and hearing that vitality and life force that exists between them all, it’s such a unique expression,” Le Bon says.
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Ending the LP is “Joy,” a song offering optimism to those who need it most. “Recently I’ve felt pessimistic about the world,” vocalist Florence Shaw says. “The influence of what they call ‘the manosphere,’ the genocide against Palestinians continuing despite huge protests, the rise of the racist Reform party in the U.K., the promotion of AI in art and music. I wanted to try and stoke my drive to stay positive and spread softness and compassion. The wishes in the song have a naive quality.”
It comes with a visualizer featuring guitarist Tom Dowse, who’s choreographed by dance duo BULLYACHE. “We were looking to get away from the longer form, narrative and impressionistic confines of a typical music video and give ourselves, friends and fans a way to respond to the music in a more expressive way that feels personal,” Dowse says.”
With BULLYACHE’s guidance, the band will incorporate gestures and moves when performing the record live. “We’ve seen the vastly different ways people behave at our shows — pogoing singalongs, full wig-outs, lone figures inhabiting the sound in their own private universe. With that in mind, we asked BULLYACHE to design a set of moves to each song on Secret Love as a starting point for ourselves and others to mimic or interpret them in a fun and idiosyncratic way, regardless of technical ability.”
In support of Secret Love, Dry Cleaning will go on tour across the UK, Europe, and North America, with YHWH Nailgun. Check out the visualizer for “Joy,” stream Secret Love, and check out the 2026 tour dates below.
Dry Cleaning 2026 tour dates
01/09 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk01/10 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East01/13 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew01/14 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell01/15 – Nottingham, UK @ Metronome04/07 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg04/09 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega04/10 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club04/11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg04/13 – Brussels, BE @ AB Box04/14 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon04/17 – Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street04/18 – Limerick, IR @ Dolan’s04/20 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed04/21 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO04/22 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy04/24 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio04/25 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall04/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall05/01 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall05/02 – Montréal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques05/03 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson05/05 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club05/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer05/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel05/08 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theater05/10 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East05/12 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown05/13 – Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf05/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party05/16 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Ballroom05/17 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom05/18 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox05/20 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall05/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco05/22 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah07/24 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
