Debut Album New Long Leg Is Out Now
Last month, south London quartet Dry Cleaning released New Long Leg, their debut album. One of 2021’s most praised records thus far it was met with glowing reviews from the likes of Pitchfork (Best New Music), The Observer (5*), New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, NPR Music, and more.
Today, they announce details of a world tour, adding headline shows in the US and Europe to an existing live calendar of UK and Ireland dates. Fellow 4AD artist Maria Somerville will support on their European tour and PVA will join on the UK and Ireland leg.
Tickets for the US and European shows go on general sale this Friday 28 May with a pre-sale beginning on Wednesday 26 May. For further details head to drycleaning.plctrmm.to/live.
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
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’. Following the universally acclaimed 2019 EPs Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks and Sweet Princess, the group’s first full-length album is more ambitious and complex, with Shaw’s spoken vocals tightly intertwined with the band’s restless instrumentals. Shaw extracts the most immense meaning from the most trivial things; she peppers the songs with a thousand tiny details, 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.
Recently Dry Cleaning made their television debut on Later…with Jools Holland, performing the single ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ at London’s MOTH Club. Watch the performance in full HERE. Check out their 6-song live set for BBC 6 Music Festival HERE.
Watch the official Dry Cleaning videos:
‘Scratchcard Lanyard’
‘Strong Feelings’
‘Unsmart Lady’
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