Hello everyone
Thanks so much to everyone who’s bought my new charity single, “Snowdrops”, so far.
I’m especially grateful to those of you who’ve picked it up despite usually preferring physical media, to those who’ve gone over and above by paying more than the asking price, and to those who bought bits of merch alongside it—I must be honest, it feels a bit icky to make sales off the back of this, so I’ll donate that money too, and do the same for any merch sales over the next few days.
🎧 Listen, Download and Donate at my Bandcamp Page
I was also really touched by the kind messages of support around the themes of the release. I’ve never particularly hidden my history with depression, or the breakdown and hospitalisation which inspired this song; it's just that it doesn’t come up that much—it was all nearly 30 years ago now. If it’s top of mind at the moment, it’s because it’s the main story of the memoir I’ve been working on. But I’m glad things have changed enough that it feels more possible to talk about these experiences openly.
The homophobia that so badly affected my first partner (and, by extension, me) is much less common now. It still exists, of course, sometimes in rural pockets; that’s why it was important for me to give any proceeds from this release to the Intercom Trust, which exists to support people experiencing exactly those kinds of issues. It only takes a glance at places like Hungary or Russia, where governments are once again trying to suppress LGBTQ+ lives and visibility, to see how easily things can backslide.
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks again. At some point next week I’ll send everything over to the charity, and I’ll post a screenshot here so you can see exactly what’s been raised.
Thanks for listening!
Daniel