{"id":577075,"date":"2026-03-31T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577075\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:12:12","slug":"dry-cleaning-share-new-song-sliced-by-a-fingernail-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577075\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Cleaning Share New Song “Sliced By A Fingernail”: Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dry Cleaning kicked off the year with their new album Secret Love<\/a>. The UK post-punks are already back to share an ominous new tune called “Sliced By A Fingernail” right before their tour.<\/p>\n

“A lot of attention makes them feel sliced up,” bandleader Florence Shaw says about the song’s protagonist. “So they fantasize about being hidden inside a huge flower bud and about being anonymous in a crowd at night. The image of a brown mark from a finger nail pressed into a petal inspired some of the lyrics. I thought about peony buds not opening and then browning, and their tightness. The lyrics were also inspired by illustrator Jooyoung Kim<\/a>‘s\u00a0picture book about a dog who has a long body, called ‘Welcome to My Life.'”<\/p>\n

Listen below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

TOUR DATES:
04\/07 \u2013 Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg +
04\/09 \u2013 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega +
04\/10 \u2013 Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club +
04\/11 \u2013 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg +
04\/13 \u2013 Brussels, BE @ AB Box +
04\/14 \u2013 Paris, FR @ Le Trianon\u00a0 +
04\/17 \u2013 Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street\u00a0 –
04\/18 \u2013 Limerick, IR @ Dolan\u2019s\u00a0 –
04\/20 \u2013 Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed x
04\/21 \u2013 Birmingham, UK @ XOYO x
04\/22 \u2013 London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy = x
04\/24 \u2013 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio x
04\/25 \u2013 Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall x
04\/30 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall % *
05\/01 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall % *
05\/02 \u2013 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes \u00c9lectriques % *
05\/03 \u2013 Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson % *
05\/05 \u2013 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club % *
05\/06 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer % *
05\/07 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^ *
05\/08 \u2013 Washington, DC @ Howard Theater *
05\/10 \u2013 Nashville, TN @ Basement East *
05\/12 \u2013 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
05\/13 \u2013 Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf\u00a0 *
05\/15 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party *
05\/16 \u2013 Boise, ID @ Shrine Ballroom *
05\/17 \u2013 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
05\/18 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ Showbox *
05\/20 \u2013 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
05\/21 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
05\/22 \u2013 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05\/28 \u2013 Brisbane, AU @ The Princess Theatre (Open Season)
05\/29 \u2013 Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House (Vivid LIVE) $
05\/30 \u2013 Melbourne, AU @ The Forum Theatre (RISING) #
06\/02 \u2013 Wellington, NZ @ Meow Nui
06\/03 \u2013 Auckland, NZ @ Hollywood Avondale
06\/06 \u2013 Fremantle, AU @ Arrival Festival
06\/07 \u2013 Ballarat, AU @ Civic Hall Ballarat
06\/11 \u2013 Hobart, AU @ Odeon Theatre (Dark Mofo)
06\/24 \u2013 Zagreb, HR @ INmusic Festival
07\/03 \u2013 Kraggenburg, NL @ Wilde Weide Festival
07\/11 \u2013 Bruges, BE @ Cactusfestival
07\/24 \u2013 Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
07\/31 \u2013 Curraghmore, IE @ All Together Now Festival<\/p>\n

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