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PIGLET DAN'S NOTE

piglet is the solo moniker of the extremely talented and criminally underrated songwriter, Charlie Loane. The former Great Dad founder and current Speed Training member makes unflinchingly heartfelt tunes characterised by his preferred style of off-kilter production. Following 'mill', a stunningly sombre outpouring of Loane's experience as trans man, 'dan's note' is another intimate look into Loane's life. He explains, "I wrote this song during one of the lockdowns after finding a note my friend dan left me which had quotes from a poem he liked. The lyrics include bits that he wrote, and bits of things he quoted, as well as some words from me...The song is about missing people I love and my gratitude for my friends, in particular for the warmth and vulnerability of some of the guys around me who have, probably unknowingly, shown me in practice that masculinity does not have to lack warmth to survive." If that wasn't enough to bring a tear to your eye, watch the equally touching video, featuring an incredibly sweet plasticine version of Loane here now. -Holly Mullineaux

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