T here is a low-level hum that forms the soundtrack to many women’s lives. It’s a conditioning. The silent expectation to be the architect of everyone’s day, managing the moods of daily life. Being th

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The Revenge Club

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

Finding poignancy in the dread and dislocation of modern living, London four-piece DRY CLEANING have garnered admirers including Nick Cave, Grace Jones and Jeff Tweedy. As new album Secret Love refines their nervy post-punk sprechgesang, the band set their sights on new targets. “Art and humour are our main weapon,” they tell Stephen Troussé

Thanks to some RT Christmas magic, TV and radio favourites – one younger, one older – have shrunk into our miniature winter wonderland…