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Henry

by Daggy Man

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Thomas Calder Is making a collaboration album with himself…

Singer songwriter Thomas Calder has been releasing music under a number of different monikers and band names over the course of his career - From Daggy Man to The Trouble With Templeton to recently releasing music under his own name.

In the course of making a new collection of songs though, he’s found a rather obscure answer to an emerging creative problem...

“During the writing process for this new album I was, as always, deep into the heart of exploring themes of identity and the “self”, while also going through a period of trying to reckon with the person I am now. The question of just “Who” was creating this album, kept puzzling me. Should it be Tom Calder? Is it Daggy Man? I kept sinking into confusion: this song feels like this project but, then, that song feels like that one; but I know they both belong on the same record etc.

And then one day it just occurred to me that the answer to ‘Which one of me is making this record’ could actually be ‘both me’s’. And that made me really giddy. For a record that is literally about being at war with the different sides of yourself, it just seemed to make the most beautiful and wonderful sense to have these two projects, which reflect very different parts of my personality, merge”.

“Henry” marks the first release born of this unique collaboration between “Daggy Man” and “Tom Calder” - and serves as a wonderful introduction to the upcoming album. Instantly playful and profound, yet lyrically dense and melodically enthralling, “Henry” gives us yet another fascinating glimpse into the mind, or minds, of a songwriter who is always reaching, growing, exploring, and keeping us on our toes.

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Henry
Wise up
The crushing of the leaves again it shows I
Care if you care

Entries
Slam shut
The blushing of a cheek again you knows I
Dare if you dare

I’ll keep sending postcards to your lover down the street
Because Christmas is christmas
And I won't let you take that from me

I used my tears for a watercolour
That’s now hanging in the front room
The one your mother said she liked to view
I’m hiding my sadness in the red hues

(What do I mean to you?)

I’m flipping lids now honey
Why
Have lately you arrived
Having eaten?
The stain on your tie I just bleached and
Throughout all this
Your stupid face stays seated
You better pull up those straps boy
Cause It’s
High, high, high
Time

(Come on snake, let’s rattle)

Gently
Rise up
I’m leaving well enough alone
I won’t be
Crying goodbye







You're just a
Just a career talking
Walking promotion
Promoting potions so potent
Too focused
Forget the moments
You left your baby too broken
I speak the truth now I’m choking
Now every time when it’s spoken
Your love
It sounds like a slogan



Come on snake, let’s rattle

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released December 10, 2021
Thomas Calder (All instruments, vocals, production, recording), Samuel Pankhurst (Bass)

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Daggy Man Brisbane, Australia

Daggy man is the solo project of Thomas Calder.

These songs are somewhat of a scrapbook, constructed from memories that may or may not be entirely accurate.

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