The new promise of English rock is called Dry Cleaning and will come to Buenos Aires

Within 15 days,

, which will include performances by the new martyrs of the incidental

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It will be on

, although the English begin the tour on the 14th in Vorterix in Mar Del Plata along with Altocamet and Buenos Vampiros.

The experimental saxophonist Nubya García will also come, who will perform on the 17th

at Niceto, both shows with tickets through Passline.

Dry Cleaning, the new English rock.

Photo courtesy Max Miechowski

The Dry Cleaning proposal

In recent years, the UK scene has become self-absorbed in some strange way and has ceased to offer multi-selling artists of the stature of those who championed Britpop or the mega-popular acts in the key of teen pop or just monster radio hits.

Far from this being bad news, in this new self-recognition of local musical culture, names like Burial or The Streets laid new foundations for artists like Sleaford Mods or Dry Cleaning themselves, to hold a new place of preference among the specialized press

The Dry Cleaning proposal matches perfectly with the gloomy but vivid character of the English capital;

the bases, mysterious and full of feelings, sleepy at times, strident at times, invite you to meddle in the thoughts and poetry of the group's vocalist, Florence Shaw, an excellent narrator of her own poetry, in which she bares her emotional and optimistic personality.

Dry Cleaning.

Photo courtesy of Ben Rayner.

With the rarity of the timid London sun peeking through their windows, Florence, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton contact

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They joke, laugh and give coherent answers before his visit to our country.

"They are songs with many layers"

-How do you feel about starting this tour that will bring you to Buenos Aires?

Nick: -

I can say that I am very excited, since we will play in a couple of places that we have never been, three cities that I have never been and also because we have been on tour for six months and now we have been free for one and a half months.

And nothing makes you want to go out and play more than not doing it for a while (laughs).

-One of the main virtues of your music is to maintain the tension through the songs. What do you think Dry Cleaning does best?

Florence:

-We're pretty good at making songs that have a lot of layers.

Especially in terms of moods, emotions.

They are direct songs but not in the sense of how they make you feel: we never make a song that is just happy, just sad, just happy or just scary.

Our themes have a little bit of everything.

Nick: -

We tend to talk a lot about this idea of ​​contradiction between the lyrical and the musical in our music.

That's what creates that tension you're referring to.

We make the tension appear at a time when you do not expect it.

Lewis: -

What we do well is the way we communicate our concept: the way we write and then the way we record.

There aren't too many changes between what we improvise and what is later recorded.

-It is often said that you do post-punk, what is your relationship with this label?

-Florence:-

Complicated (laughs) I remember an interview with a Japanese medium, in which I had the chance to say something that I wanted to say for a long time: I associate post-punk with an era, not with a sound or a genre. .

It was alternative music in a period of time, the '80s or something like that.

A reaction.

It was also a generation mixing ingredients of different styles.

Lewis: -

I remember ten or fifteen years ago that the “post-punk revival” existed, and it was closely related to the sound of guitars.

I think of artists like Grace Jones when I think of post-punk, rather than Television.

south london

-The series of concerts that you will be part of in Buenos Aires is called South London Festival. How did being from this part of the city influence you?

Lewis: -

We've lived in South London forever, our family and friends in art are from here.

Florence: -

Maybe it's not a social influence, but the conditions in South London favor being creative.

The reason we're here is partly because it's accessible.

Well, not exactly now, because nothing is cheap now in London, but it was when we moved here a decade ago.

I feel that it is like a greenhouse for culture and it is not only what has been happening in recent years.

Nick: -

Anyway, South East London is not the same as South West.

It is that the more you go to the West, the more expensive it is.

That is why the East is related to art, musicians and it must also be taken into account that it is a university sector.

The neighborhoods from Brixton to the East are the neighborhoods in which we grew up.

-Was Brixton and the Jamaican diaspora an influence on you?

Florence: -

That happened for all UK music in general.

Immigration from that part of the world had a massive effect on us, although it is usually not properly accredited.

That global character of British music would not exist without the contribution of Caribbean immigration.

It would be much less interesting.

Lewis: -

Going back to the post-punk question, one of the main influences at that time was dub.

Many musical expressions moved in that direction.

-If you had to associate your music with a natural landscape, what would it be and why?

Nick: -

I'm about to go on holiday to Lanzarote, which has a volcanic landscape.

There is something about the fact that the land is changing its shape, and that the landscape is so dramatic and static but at the same time fertile.

This idea that the earth “chews” itself and then regurgitates that fresh material… I don't know.

Florence: -

Can I credit that answer too?

(everyone laughs) It was really good!

I relate it to the unstable part also of the volcanic landscape.

I think that that, the instability, always gives something good to the sound and the ideas in general.

I love those “temporary” vibes.

Nick: -

Going back to what we were talking about before the elements in our music are juxtaposed and create tension… for some people the volcanic landscape can be horrible, there is no green, it smells very strange, it is dangerous.

But for others it's just beautiful.

So, according to the eye of the beholder, it will be the verdict.

People react like that to bands, not to mention ours.

For some we are the best, for others we don't make any sense.

-In the song “Icebergs” they talk about how important it is to stay curious in life in general.

How important is it to do so in the context of Dry Cleaning?

Florence: -

It's very important.

We are always looking to try new things, including discovering new hobbies and things like that.

I don't think we would have started this band without curiosity, because basically we are an experiment.

We didn't know what it would sound like, which a lot of people consider a risk, but we think it's best to be open-minded, always.

Curiosity is also something that helps us get along because it's something that everyone in the band has and gives rise to.

Lewis: -

For example, the fact that Nick is also a photographer helps me to be curious, so I can see the world through his eyes.

And from there I can relate why his conversations are in a certain way;

It makes me more curious about the world around me, which is great.

Nick: -

It's a good mantra for life.

Especially when it's your turn to tour, because you can make your own world on tour, especially when you have very little free time and it's up to you what you do with it.

I think that if you have the opportunity to spend at least two hours in a place you've never been before, then be curious, try to do the most while you can.

Curiosity is a great starting point for everything.

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