piglet

“Terrific”
Brooklyn Vegan
 
“another beautiful cut”
Loud & Quiet
 
“scrappy and melodic songs try to make sense of the world surrounding him”
FADER
 
“playful at times, thought-provoking at others, unfiltered and honest throughout”
So Young
 
“There’s something of the Xiu Xius to the way piglet combines the delicate and the disarming”
DIY
 

Today, south London based Irish songwriter and producer piglet announces a new EP called seven songs which will be released on December 2nd via Blue Flowers. He also shares a brand new single, “to you tonight” and announces a headline at the Bermondsey Social Club on November 10.
 
piglet is the solo project of Irish songwriter and producer Charlie Loane, born and raised in Belfast and based in South London. seven songs EP is a collection of tracks that detail his experiences of mental health, substance abuse, affirmations of self-identity, trans experience and friendship.
 
New single “to you tonight” is a giant song about love without gendered expectations as piglet explains; “My intention was to write a song that reflected and celebrated the love and joy that have been added to my life by my partner and our relationship while doing my best to avoid what i see as the pitfalls that love songs can often fall into”.
 
“often love is expressed in songs via feelings of ownership”, he continues… “a persistence towards foreverness, gender stereotypes and unrealistic expectations of unhealthy dedication - which i think we could do without haha ! I'm not saying i succeeded - that's up to what you think when you hear it i reckon - but that was the idea.”
 
He also offers a shorter explanation: “TLDR; its a fun song about bein fuckin gayyyyyy !"
 
The single is accompanied by a video from trans filmmaker Harv Frost which continues these themes through a celebratory song and dance routine shot in warm London sunlight.

Frost also directed the hard-hitting video for “it isnt fair”. a song which addresses the injustices of British healthcare provision for trans people. The release of the single was coordinated with fundraising activities for the We Exist charity.
 
Previously piglet released a run of solo singles (“mill”, “dans note” “oan”)  in 2021 and early 2022, plus two collaboration tracks with Porridge Radio through Secretly Canadian and has received plaudits from PAPER MAG, FADER, DIY, So Young, The Quietus, Loud & Quiet, Apple Music and Spotify.
 
seven songs EP comes out on Blue Flowers (Puma Blue, Nilüfer Yanya, Westerman) on November 25 with “to you tonight” available now. piglet headlines the Bermondsey Social Club on November 10.

This song is about getting together with my partner and love without gendered expectations. My intention was to write a song that reflected and celebrated the love and joy that have been added to my life by my partner and our relationship while doing my best to avoid what i see as the pitfalls that love songs can often fall into. often love is expressed in songs via feelings of ownership, a persistence towards foreverness, gender stereotypes and unrealistic expectations of unhealthy dedication - which i think we could do without haha ! I'm not saying i succeeded - that's up to what you think when you hear it i reckon - but that was the idea 😊
TLDR; its a fun song about bein fuckin gayyyyyy !