Ahead of their extensive world tour,
Dry Cleaning have dropped a new track from third album '
Secret Love'.
The single, titled
'Sliced by a Fingernail', arrives with accompanying laundry-noir visuals created by
BULLYACHE.
Cate Le Bon handled production duties on the track, which was recorded at Black Box studio.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the song's lyrics, vocalist
Florence Shaw said: "A lot of attention makes them feel sliced up. So they fantasise 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'."
To mark the occasion, a limited-edition t-shirt is available exclusively through the band's website.
The dates in full read:
APRIL
7 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
9 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
10 Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany
11 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 AB Box, Brussels, Belgium
14 Le Trianon, Paris, France
17 Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
18 Dolan's, Limerick, Ireland
20 Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
21 XOYO, Birmingham, UK
22 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
24 SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, UK
25 New Century Hall, Manchester, UK
30 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, USA
MAY
1 Concert Hall, Toronto, Canada
2 Foufounes Électriques, Montreal, Canada
3 Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY, USA
5 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, USA
6 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA
7 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
8 Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA
10 Basement East, Nashville, TN, USA
12 Slowdown, Omaha, NE, USA
13 Meow Wolf, Denver, CO, USA
15 Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
16 Shrine Ballroom, Boise, ID, USA
17 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
18 Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA
20th August Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA
21 The Belasco, Los Angeles, CA, USA
22 Casbah, San Diego, CA, USA
28 The Princess Theatre (Open Season), Brisbane, Australia
29 Sydney Opera House (Vivid LIVE), Sydney, Australia
30 The Forum Theatre (Rising Festival), Melbourne, Australia
JUNE
2 Meow Nui, Wellington, New Zealand
3 Hollywood Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
6 Arrival Festival, Fremantle, Australia
7 Civic Hall, Ballarat, Australia
11 Odeon Theatre (Dark Mofo), Hobart, Australia
22-24 Inmusic Festival, Zagreb, Hungary
JULY
3 Wilde Weide Festival, Kraggenburg, Netherlands
10-12 Cactus Festival, Brugge, Belgium
23-26 Latitude Festival, Southwold, UK
31 All Together Now, Portlaw, Ireland
AUGUST
6-9 Ypsigrock Festival, Castelbuono, Italy
20-23 Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, UK
30 Rock En Seine, Saint-Cloud, France
