{"title":"Dry Cleaning","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dry-cleaning-new-long-leg-vinyl","title":"Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bN0OtBjdxik?si=zS3vEuaY8xE1dh1Z\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry Cleaning release their debut studio album \u003cem\u003eNew Long Leg\u003c\/em\u003e on 4AD. The 10-track long-player, which includes ‘Strong Feelings’ and last year’s single ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’, was recorded over two weeks last summer at Rockfield Studios in rural Wales with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from their thrillingly taut 2019 EPs \u003cem\u003eBoundary Road Snacks and\u003c\/em\u003e Drinks and \u003cem\u003eSweet Princess\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Long Leg\u003c\/em\u003e is more ambitious and complex, with Shaw’s spoken vocals tightly intertwined with the band’s restless instrumentals. 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