Post-punk quartet Dry Cleaning announced their third album Secret Love, out via 4AD on January 9th. The album was produced by Cate Le Bon, the band's first collaboration with the Welsh musician whose newest album Michelangelo Dying was just released.

Secret Love's lead single "Hit My Head All Day" is also out today. Listen below:

According to frontwoman Florence Shaw, "Hit My Head All Day" is about "manipulation of the body and mind." She goes on:

"The lyrics were initially inspired by the use of misinformation on social media by the far right. There are powerful people that seek to influence our behaviour for their own gain; to buy certain things, to vote a certain way."

The band was reportedly inspired by Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On as they crafted the demo.

Dry Cleaning have a few tour dates scheduled as they gear up to release Secret Love. See those dates below.

Secret Love is out January 9th. Preorder here. Tracklist below:

1. Hit My Head All Day
2. Cruise Ship Designer
3. My Soul / Half Pint
4. Secret Love (Concealed in a Drawing of a Boy)
5. Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit
6. Blood
7. Evil Evil Idiot
8. Rocks
9. The Cute Things
10. I Need You
11. Joy


Tour Dates:

10/02 New York, NY @ Warsaw
10/11 Split, HR @ Planet Dom Festival
10/23 Madrid, ES @ Barceló Theatre
10/24 Valencia, ES @ Loco Club
10/25 Barcelona, ES @ Paral·lel 62
11/07 Brighton, UK @ Mutations Festival
11/08 Bristol, UK @ Simple Things Festival
01/03 Bognor Regis, UK @ Rockaway Beach Festival
04/22 London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton

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