Upon 4AD reissue of fully formed 2018 debut EPs
When Dry Cleaning was supposed to debut at South by Southwest in 2020, the UK post-punks had two EPs’ worth of material, and hadn’t yet become the Pitchfork-approved,-appearing band they are now. One global pandemic and two LPs later, the group makes up for lost time with a live set incorporating their earliest releases.– originally issued within two months of each other in 2018 – combines the EPs into a single vinyl or cassette.
“I couldn’t play guitar that well back then. I was hanging on for dear life in recording sessions. So it is quite nice to go back and play them better.”“It’s flattering to see your record selling for large amounts of money online, which is amounts of money that you will never see,” Dowse cracks. “But also, I try never to spend more than 30 bucks on a vinyl, and I hate the fact that you can’t get that record unless you have a lot of money.
Those first projects reveal that Dry Cleaning emerged, more or less, fully formed. Debut single “Magic of Meghan” boasts the collage-like, spoken word lyrical approach of vocalist Florence Shaw, who paraphrases Prince Harry’s public musings on his wife to the tune of Dowse’s jagged guitar. The song, andfavorite “Viking Hair,” have remained live staples. They “naturally just work well with the crowd,” says bassist Lewis Maynard.
Another welcome realization? That the artists have gotten better at their instruments. “I couldn’t play guitar that well back then. I was hanging on for dear life in recording sessions,” Dowse laughs. “So it is quite nice to go back and play them better.
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