Dry Cleaning - "Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit"

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Post-punks Dry Cleaning are back with a new single that changes up their sound quite a bit. "Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit" is still a post-punk song, but according to the press release for the song, it's inspired by 60's folk artist Pentangle, 2001: A Space Odyssey, ancient Roman poet Virgil, Robyn Rocket, and Joanna Sternberg. This gives the song a certain 60's groove filled vibe, and is the most folky we've heard Dry Cleaning sound so far. It's a chilled out song that is lovely in its own way, but this is still a Dry Cleaning song, so there's an odd sense of darkness throughout the song. It also ends up sounding like their most mainstream and their most experimental song at the same time.

Lyricist Florence Shaw says of the band's latest single:

“The song is about hyper focus and loneliness. It’s confessional, like a diary entry, written in a stream of consciousness style."

You can watch the video for "Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit" below. Secret Love is due out January 9 on 4AD, and is available to pre-order here. For more on Dry Cleaning, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and includes May 5 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston.


Sat. Jan. 3 – Bognor Regis, UK @ Rockaway Beach Festival
Fri. Jan. 9 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk (Resident)
Sat. Jan. 10 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East
Tue. Jan. 13 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew (Rough Trade)
Wed. Jan. 14 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell (Crash)
Thu. Jan. 15 – Nottingham, UK @ Metronome (Rough Trade)
Tue. Apr. 7 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Thu. Apr. 9 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
Fri. Apr. 10 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club
Sat. Apr. 11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Mon. Apr. 13 – Brussels, BE @ AB Box
Tue. Apr. 14 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
Fri. Apr. 17 – Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street
Sat. Apr. 18 – Limerick, IR @ Dolan’s
Mon. Apr. 20 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
Tue. Apr. 21 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO
Wed. Apr. 22 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy
Fri. Apr. 24 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio
Sat. Apr. 25 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
Thu. Apr. 30 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall %
Fri. May 1 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall %
Sat. May 2 - Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques %
Sun. May 3 - Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson %
Tue. May 5 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club %
Wed. May 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer %
Thu. May 7 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Fri. May 8 - Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
Sun. May 10 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East
Tue. May 12 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Wed. May 13 - Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf
Fri. May 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
Sat. May 16 - Boise, ID @ Shrine Ballroom
Sun. May 17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Mon. May 18 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Wed. May 20 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
Thu. May 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
Fri. May 22 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah

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