Florence Shaw

Florence Cleopatra Shaw is an English vocalist, lyricist, visual artist, and former arts lecturer. She is primarily known as the vocalist and lyricist for the post-punk band Dry Cleaning, with whom she has released three albums: New Long Leg, Stumpwork (2022), and Secret Love (2026).

Early life and education Born to artist parents, Florence Cleopatra Shaw first pursued a degree in illustration at the Camberwell College of Arts. She later obtained a master's degree in visual communication at the Royal College of Art in 2012.

Career Music Dry Cleaning

Florence Shaw joined the London band Dry Cleaning in early 2018 as their vocalist and lyricist, after the other members of the band had invited her to sit in on a rehearsal session where she was recorded speaking alongside the instrumentals. Shaw's spoken word approach has been often described as conversational During an interview for The Quietus in 2019, responding to a question of whether the tone of her vocals is intended to evoke mystery, Shaw said:

Lyrically, she has often relied on a stream-of-consciousness approach that mixes humour, surrealism, and the mundane. to improvise more in the studio. For their third album, Secret Love (2026), her vocals shifted more towards a sung delivery.

Art and lecturing Shaw used to be a visiting lecturer, teaching illustration at universities such as the University of Northampton and Norwich University of the Arts. One of Shaw's earliest works in art exhibitions includes a contribution for Happy Birthday Edward Lear (2012) at the Poetry Café in London. Box by Honesty (2024) – "Boing" and "Genitile" Die to Wake Up from a Dream by MF Tomlinson (2025) – "Your Flight (Dying/Another Dream)"