Dry Cleaning – “Hit My Head All Day” [Video]

Dry Cleaning Crack Open Secret Love with “Hit My Head All Day”

Trust issues, twisted riffs, and one hell of a groove.

South London’s Dry Cleaning are back with Secret Love, their next full-length, out January 9th on 4AD. They’ve just dropped the lead single, “Hit My Head All Day,” a song that slinks along on breathy synths and jagged guitars while Florence Shaw delivers her signature deadpan lines like they’re secrets passed across a bar table. It’s equal parts absurdist comedy and razor-sharp social commentary—classic Dry Cleaning, only sharper.

The band cut Secret Love in a whirlwind of sessions—Jeff Tweedy’s Loft in Chicago, a chaotic stretch with Gilla Band’s Alan Duggan and Daniel Fox in Dublin, and final tracking with Cate Le Bon in France. Cate called the group’s energy “such a unique expression,” and you can hear it: these tracks sound alive, buzzing with tension and playfulness.

“Hit My Head All Day” takes aim at manipulation—political, personal, digital—without losing its sly smirk. Shaw admits the lyrics were sparked by misinformation on social media, but the band keeps the mood off-kilter and surprisingly fun (the demo even had a harmonica standing in for vocals). It’s art-punk that punches heavy but still knows how to wink.

Secret Love follows 2023’s Stumpwork and pushes the band further into strange territory: part no wave, part Stones-y swagger, part pastoral daydream. It’s a reminder that Dry Cleaning thrive when they sound like no one else.

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Tour Dates

Oct 2 – New York, NY @ Warsaw
Oct 11 – Split, HR @ Planet Dom Festival
Oct 23 – Madrid, ES @ Barceló Theatre
Oct 24 – Valencia, ES @ Loco Club
Oct 25 – Barcelona, ES @ Paral.lel 62
Nov 7 – Brighton, UK @ Mutations Festival
Nov 8 – Bristol, UK @ Simple Things Festival
Jan 3 – Bognor Regis, UK @ Rockaway Beach Festival
Apr 22 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton