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“The song is about manipulation of the body and mind. The lyrics were initially inspired by the use of misinformation on social media by the far right. There are powerful people that seek to influence our behaviour for their own gain; to buy certain things, to vote a certain way. I find it hard to read people’s intentions and decide who to trust, even in everyday life. It’s easy to fall under the influence of a sinister stranger who seems like a friend,“ Florence Shaw says of the new single.
Secret Love evolved through affirming sessions at Jeff Tweedy’s Chicago studio the Loft and explosive ones with Gilla Band’s Alan Duggan and Daniel Fox at Sonic Studios in Dublin, taking advantage of the sonic particulars of each space, and finally with Cate Le Bon at Black Box in the Loire Valley. “Being in a room with them and hearing that vitality and life force that exists between them all, it’s such a unique expression,” she says.
To celebrate the release of Secret Love Dry Cleaning will play their biggest headline show of their career at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on 22 April 2026.
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