UK band Dry Cleaning have shared “Joy,” the latest single off their forthcoming album, Secret Love, available January January 9th via 4AD. The track follows previous singles, “Cruise Ship Designer” and “Hit My Head All Day.” “Joy” is accompanied by BULLYACHE-choreographed featuring band member Tom Dowse, who explains, “We were looking to get away from the longer form, narrative and impressionistic confines of a typical music video and give ourselves, friends and fans a way to respond to the music in a more expressive way that feels personal.

The lyrics originally came together from advertisements in Virginia Tech University’s History of Food and Drink archive, “Joy” serves as a compassionate coach to those in desperate need of positivity and kindness. Like Stumpwork swansong “Icebergs,” it’s an optimistic sign-off for Secret Love with the parting words, “Don’t give up on being sweet.”

Vocalist/Lyricist Florence Shaw comments, “Recently I feel very pessimistic about the world. The influence of what they call “the manosphere”, the genocide in Palestine continuing despite huge protests, the rise of the racist Reform party in the UK, the spread of AI in art and music amongst other regressive things. I wanted to stoke my drive to stay positive and promote softness, joy and compassion.”

We’ve seen the vastly different ways people behave at our shows – pogoing singalongs, full wig-outs, lone figures inhabiting the sound in their own private universe. With that in mind, asked Bullyache to design a set of moves to each song on Secret Love as a starting point for ourselves and others to mimic or interpret them in a fun and idiosyncratic way, regardless of technical ability.”

Dry Cleaning 2026 Tour Dates

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
Fri. July 24 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival

pre-order Secret Love by Dry Cleaning HERE