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A gig held at Cloak on Saturday 16th November. The event starts at 20:30.
We are unbelievably excited to be hosting piglet's launch of the ep 'for frank forever' next month supported by EJ:AKIN and The Fullwit Pop-Up Trio.
for frank forever marks piglet's highly anticipated return since his
2022 EP seven songs, which garnered
critical acclaim for its poignant exploration of the trans experience. Tracks like "it isnt fair" and "to you tonight" highlighted the injustices faced by trans people in the British healthcare system and celebrated
queer identity, respectively. This body of work, along with the single "building site outside," solidified piglet's reputation as a powerful voice earning him recognition as one of The Face's One To Watch 23 and profiles in So Young and Loud & Quiet.
EJ:AKIN
EJ:AKIN is a visual and audio artist from Bristol, creating digital works with a love for other worldly forces and existential imagery. Offering an exploration into the space beyond the silence, they pull from a universal body below the surface of the self. From the transient quiet, to the ruptures of grey noise, Akin shares an essence from the spectrum of experience channelled into sonic form. For fans of ambient, glitchy portals of the cosmos.
THE FULLWIT POP UP TRIO
The Fullwit Pop-Up Trio brings improvised ambient noise with the disruption of a pesky clown tasked with making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Performances combine brain-tingling tap dance, saxophone, chimes and whistles with obnoxious clown foley. Expect confusion, laughter, frustration and a gentle soothing of the eardrums in between.
Don't take our word for it! - press on piglet :
"the indie bedroom-pop artist has been on the rise"
- PAPER MAG
“Music that wastes no time in getting the point across”
- Loud & Quiet
“scrappy and melodic songs try to make sense of the world surround-
ing 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
Entry requirements: 18+
for frank forever marks piglet's highly anticipated return since his
2022 EP seven songs, which garnered
critical acclaim for its poignant exploration of the trans experience. Tracks like "it isnt fair" and "to you tonight" highlighted the injustices faced by trans people in the British healthcare system and celebrated
queer identity, respectively. This body of work, along with the single "building site outside," solidified piglet's reputation as a powerful voice earning him recognition as one of The Face's One To Watch 23 and profiles in So Young and Loud & Quiet.
EJ:AKIN
EJ:AKIN is a visual and audio artist from Bristol, creating digital works with a love for other worldly forces and existential imagery. Offering an exploration into the space beyond the silence, they pull from a universal body below the surface of the self. From the transient quiet, to the ruptures of grey noise, Akin shares an essence from the spectrum of experience channelled into sonic form. For fans of ambient, glitchy portals of the cosmos.
THE FULLWIT POP UP TRIO
The Fullwit Pop-Up Trio brings improvised ambient noise with the disruption of a pesky clown tasked with making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Performances combine brain-tingling tap dance, saxophone, chimes and whistles with obnoxious clown foley. Expect confusion, laughter, frustration and a gentle soothing of the eardrums in between.
Don't take our word for it! - press on piglet :
"the indie bedroom-pop artist has been on the rise"
- PAPER MAG
“Music that wastes no time in getting the point across”
- Loud & Quiet
“scrappy and melodic songs try to make sense of the world surround-
ing 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
Entry requirements: 18+
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— Rough Trade Bristol
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