Name: Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks + Sweet Princess
Brand: Dry Cleaning

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4AD-0571-LPE

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Clear Blue

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive&nbsp;

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

191400057104

Total Cap

Blue LP

4AD-0571-LP

Black

Extended format: No

191400057111

Black LP

4AD-0571-CD

Secre­tly

191400057128

Artist

Dry Cleaning

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Dry Cleaning is an English post-punk band that originated in South London in 2018. The band consists of Florence Cleopatra Shaw on vocals, Thomas Paul Dowse on guitar, Nicholas Hugh Andrew Buxton on drums, and Lewis Maynard on bass.
With their unique sound and captivating performances, Dry Cleaning has quickly gained recognition in the music industry. Their blend of post-punk influences creates a distinct and powerful musical experience for listeners.
Formed by a group of talented musicians, Dry Cleaning's music is characterized by Shaw's mesmerizing vocals accompanied by Dowse's intricate guitar melodies. Buxton's dynamic drumming and Maynard's rhythmic bass lines complete the band's signature sound.

Dry Cleaning’s first two EPs now remastered on one LP with original artwork and lyric sheet

Following two critically acclaimed John Parish-produced studio albums – New Long Leg (2021) and Stumpwork (2022) – South London’s Dry Cleaning take a moment to reflect on their journey and pay homage to their roots with the release of their first two EPs, now remastered and reissued together on one single vinyl that features the original artwork and lyric sheet.

The band’s origin story is as follows. Guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton, and bassist Lewis Maynard had been friends and musical collaborators for years, and invited mutual friend Florence Shaw – a visual artist, picture researcher and drawing lecturer – to join the band in 2017. With clear musical influences from the Feelies, the Necessaries, the B52s and Pylon, and constrained by the small garage space they rehearsed in, Dry Cleaning were drawn to making simple music; direct and uncomplicated, anything superfluous left behind.

In March 2018, the group recorded their 6-track debut EP Sweet Princess with producer Kristian Craig Robinson in a single day. Two months later, they played their first live show and released the EP in August. Sweet Princess was a thrilling debut, its dizzying and restless instrumentals with Shaw’s sardonic vocals delivering a satirical collage of witty observations and social commentary. A further 6 songs in the form of the Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks EP quickly followed two months after. It was named in tribute to the band’s rehearsal space in Maynard’s family’s home, and to his mother Susan whose home-cooked meals sustained the four friends in between sessions. With singles like ‘Sit Down Meal’ and ‘Viking Hair’, Boundary... is a powerful companion to Sweet Princess. They share a similar pent-up energy, unsurprising given they came to life in the same environment, an environment that had a huge influence on the band during those formative years.

Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks + Sweet Princess

Music US

Discover Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks + Sweet Princess by Dry Cleaning. Remastered on one LP with original artwork and lyric sheet. Available in LP and CD formats. Label: 4AD.