SECRET LOVE (DELUXE EDITION PURPLE VINYL DINKED EDITION INT.06) DRY CLEANING

At the beginning of this year, Dry Cleaning released their new album, Secret Love. The third album from the
London-based group consisting of lyricist Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton and
bassist Lewis Maynard received glowing accolades across the globe. Now, Dry Cleaning announce this
expanded version, Secret Love (Deluxe Edition), featuring three brand-new tracks recorded during album
sessions with producer Cate Le Bon last year; ‘Grass’, ‘I Have The Key’, and the recently released single,
‘Sliced by a Fingernail’.
For the deluxe edition, BULLYACHE (who choreographed visualisers for all 11 songs of Secret Love), joined
forces with the band again to visuals for the three new tracks, all shot at the Mandrake Hotel in London.
Secret Love (Deluxe Edition) also features alternate Erica Eyres artwork.
Bassist Lewis Maynard comments: “As difficult as it is to choose the final tracklist, we've learned with
previous records that songs which don't make the album will see the light of day and sometimes even receive
more attention. This is the first time we've released a deluxe edition, and we're especially excited because it
includes some of our favourite songs from the session.”
Florence Shaw says: “The three new songs have a lot of tenderness and vulnerability to them. They’re about
feelings of love and loss but also humour that comes along with those heavy feelings.
‘Sliced by a Fingernail’ is about looking for places to hide; fantasies like packing yourself into the centre of a
huge flower bud, but also more everyday ones like being part of the crowd at a karaoke bar.
‘Grass’ is about grieving for someone still alive. The lyrics use some metaphors from nature inspired by two
trips; one to see the melting Rhône Glacier in Switzerland and the other to Laurissilva, the ‘living fossil’
ancient forest on the island of Madeira. Whilst it has lots of imperfections and was a bit improvised, Cate [Le
Bon, producer] had a real affinity for the vocal performance we chose for this track.
The lyrics to ‘I Have The Key’ came from a feeling of sadness and helplessness at the state of the world. The
genocide in Gaza had begun around the time I was writing some of the lyrics. The saxophone part was
improvised by Bruce Lamont at the Loft studio in Chicago, and the structure and delivery of the vocal, as well
as the choice of words came as a response to his playing.”
“These are three short films that sum up our response to the record,” say BULLYACHE. “We tried to contain
all the beautiful conflicts and contrasts. Each video is a portrait of elation, grief, push and pull. With Nicole
Nevitt and Sam Dilke playing the different poles of the songs, Nicole’s hair whipping against Sam’s
exhaustive thrash against the luxury of the Mandrake Hotel.”
In support of Secret Love, the year has already seen Dry Cleaning play shows across North America, the
United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. The next leg of their tour takes the band to South
America and back to the UK and Europe for festival appearances including Rock en Seine, Green Man,
Latitude, Sonic City, with more to be added.
Dry Cleaning’s Secret Love (Deluxe Edition) - a special expanded vinyl version - available exclusively
via Dinked. The Purple and Mint double-LP will include alternate artwork, an updated 8-page booklet
and a bonus one-sided 12” vinyl of the three new songs.

● Album on purple vinyl *
● Bonus 12” on mint vinyl, with 3 new tracks *
● Alternative sleeve artwork *
● 12” x 12” full colour 8pp updated booklet *
● Limited pressing of 1,000 * (750 UK)

*EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition