Secret Love
by Dry Cleaning
- Type: Album
- Released: 9 January 2026
- Label: 4AD
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:01
- Community rating: 3.3/5 from 63 ratings
Artists on this release: Tom Dowse, Lewis Maynard, Nick Buxton, Florence Shaw
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On their third album 'Secret Love', Dry Cleaning expands their post-punk palette by working with producer Cate Le Bon, who introduces a broader range of textures including synthesizers and a hint of 80s funk. Florence Shaw鈥檚 vocals, while still rooted in her signature deadpan spoken-word style, venture into melodic singing on several tracks, lending a new vulnerability to her collage-like, observational lyrics. This results in a more spacious and reflective sound that balances the band's taut instrumental interplay with a newfound atmospheric and emotional depth.
Genres
Descriptors: talk-singing, wry, spoken-word, observational, british, guitars, melodic, witty, jangly
Tracklist
- Hit My Head All Day (06:03)
- Cruise Ship Designer (02:29)
- My Soul / Half Pint (03:57)
- Secret Love (Concealed in a Drawing of a Boy) (03:21)
- Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit (03:09)
- Blood (03:23)
- Evil Evil Idiot (03:59)
- Rocks (02:59)
- The Cute Things (04:15)
- I Need You (04:33)
- Joy (02:53)
Credits
- Florence Shaw - vocals, spoken word
- Tom Dowse - guitar
- Lewis Maynard - bass
- Nick Buxton - drums
- Cate Le Bon - producer