New Long Leg
The debut album, recorded in about two weeks between lockdowns.
Dry Cleaning, 2021
Shaw plays melodica as well as singing; Dowse plays guitar, piano, keyboards and percussion, Buxton drums, keyboards, synths and Roland TR-8 programming, and Maynard bass. Parish produced, mixed and added percussion, piano and synths, Joe Jones engineered and made the field recording on "John Wick", Stu Matthews engineered and Jason Mitchell mastered. Singles were "Scratchcard Lanyard" (November 19, 2020), "Strong Feelings" (February 9, 2021) and "Unsmart Lady" (March 30, 2021). Mapes wrote that the production is exquisitely calibrated for maximum effect, and Mojo's Victoria Segal heard something comic, sinister and suddenly moving. A Japanese edition adds "Tony Speaks!" and "Bug Eggs". It also reached 4 in Scotland and 16 on the US Heatseekers chart.
Track listing
- Scratchcard Lanyard4:07
- Unsmart Lady3:02
- Strong Feelings4:05
- Leafy3:09
- Her Hippo4:38
- New Long Leg4:13
- John Wick3:26
- More Big Birds4:08
- A.L.C3:10
- Every Day Carry7:39
More from Dry Cleaning
Stumpwork (2022), Secret Love (2026)
Sources
- New Long Leg, Wikipedia
- Dry Cleaning, New Long Leg review, NME (2021-03-31)