New Long Leg

Produced by John Parish, 'New Long Leg' refines Dry Cleaning's post-punk framework, setting sinuous, groove-forward instrumentation against Florence Shaw's distinctive spoken-word monologues. Shaw's lyrics, largely abandoning the found-text method of earlier EPs, blend her own surreal observations on mundane subjects with overheard conversations, delivered in a deadpan style that occasionally breaks into song. The critically acclaimed debut album captures a unique tension between the band's rhythmically tight performance and Shaw's detached, often humorous lyrical vignettes.