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 @ Chalk
01/10 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East
01/13 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
01/14 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell
01/15 – Nottingham, UK @ Metronome
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
04/21 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO
04/22 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy
04/24 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio
04/25 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
04/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/01 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
05/02 – Montréal, 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
07/24 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
