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BAKER BOY
releases new album
DJANDJAY
Listen HERE
+ Shares new single & vide
‘RUNNING LOW’
ft.
PARDYALONE
Instore appearances in Sydney (with performance) + Melbourne this weekend
National DJANDJAY TOUR in Apr/May
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Photo credit – Sully Enayatzada
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“most politically charged” – (Nick Buckley) The Guardian
“But it’s the general attack of the album — heavier sonics, lyrics pressing harder and faster against the beat — that propels Djandjay forward.” – (Michael Dwyer) SMH/THE AGE
“bold, unflinching and beautifully striking” – (Sosefina Fuamoli) The Australian ****
“Baker Boy isn’t pulling any punches” – Rolling Stone Magazine
“With the release of DJANDJAY, Baker Boy’s metamorphosis from Fresh Prince of Arnhem Land to Global Hitmaking Superstar is complete” – (Bryget Chrisfield) BEAT Magazine
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After months of mounting anticipation, six-time ARIA Award winner and proud Yolŋu artist Baker Boy has finally unveiled his long-awaited new album DJANDJAY (pron. Jan-jay) out today on Island Records/Universal Music.
From a show-stopping performance of ‘THICK SKIN’ at the AFL Grand Final to last night’s sold-out album launch at THE NIGHT CAT in Melbourne, the lead-up to the release of DJANDJAY has been capped off with glowing reviews from across the board.
Shares Baker Boy, “DJANDJAY is me stepping into a new era, owning my music, my art and my direction, this body of work is wholly me and everything I stand for. It’s proud, it’s Blak, it’s vulnerable, it’s angry, it’s nuanced. I’m here to show everyone that I’m more than what they expect of me.”
Today, also sees the release of the final video lifted from DJANDJAY; the fifth in a five-part visual series filmed within the historic Werribee Mansion and directed by Aurie Indianna and Jordan Ruyi Blanch. ‘Running Low’ featuring US rapper Pardyalone is one of the highlights lifted from the album. A track that floats on an infectious, melodic hook but carries a deeper weight underneath of burnout, grief, and distance from home. “I was talking about being on the road, the pressure to create — but also the sacrifice of living away from community, of missing funerals and carrying that weight,” Baker Boy says. “It was a favourite from the demo, originally, I sang the hook, but bringing in Pardyalone gave it this crazy energy. His voice just hits.”
The accompanying video delivers a haunting solo performance from Baker Boy as he runs through the mansion, grappling with its ghosts – a powerful metaphor for the absence of truth-telling and Indigenous perspectives in colonial histories.
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‘DJANDJAY’ is Baker Boy’s most emotionally layered and creatively evolved work to date. Named in honour of his late grandmother, ‘DJANDJAY’ also pays homage to the Yolŋu spiritual figure of the same name: a guiding octopus spirit that leads souls forward. Blending ancestral influences with sharp-edged global production, the new album folds in Yolŋu Matha, English, and Burarra across a dynamic soundscape that spans hip-hop, punk, gospel, and electronic textures.
The 14-track ‘DJANDJAY’ album includes previously released singles ‘THICK SKIN’ ft. Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee’ahn & Jada Weazel, ‘PEACEKEEPER’, ‘FREAK OUT’ feat. Briggs and Haiku Hands, and ‘LIGHTNING’ feat. REDD.
To celebrate the release of ‘DJANDJAY’, Baker Boy has announced two instores this weekend –
RECORD PARADISE in BRUNSWICK on Saturday (12 – 2.30pm) and
HUM on King in NEWTOWN on Sunday (12 – 2.30pm)
The Fresh Prince of Arnhem Land will meet fans and sign vinyl and exclusive posters. For Sydney, Baker Boy will treat fans to an instore solo performance of songs from his new album.
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BAKER BOY
DJANDJAY TOUR 2026
Presented by Handsome Tours, Lunatic Entertainment, Select Music & triple j
Thu 09 Apr – King St Bandroom – Mulubinba/Newcastle [TIX HERE]
Fri 10 Apr – Liberty Hall – Warrane/Sydney [TIX HERE]
Sat 11 Apr – The Triffid – Meanjin/Brisbane [TIX HERE]
Sun 12 Apr – The Cooly Hotel – Cullunghutti/Coolangatta [TIX HERE]
Fri 17 Apr – The Barwon Club – Koornoo/Barwon Heads [TIX HERE]
Sat 18 Apr – Northcote Theatre – Naarm/Melbourne [TIX HERE]
Fri 01 May – Mayberry – Gulumoerrgin/Darwin [TIX HERE]
Sat 02 May – Alice Springs Brewing Co – Mparntwe/Alice Springs [TIX HERE]
Festival Appearances
Sat 21 Feb – Perth Festival, Boorloo/Perth [TIX HERE]
Sun 08 Mar – Womadelaide 2026, Tarndanya/Adelaide [TIX HERE]
Tickets available HERE
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DJANDJAY
Track List
BIGGEST MOB
PEACEKEEPER
KEEP UP
FREAK OUT ft. Briggs & Haiku Hands DJAPA (INTERLUDE)
MAD DOG
RUNNING LOW ft. Pardyalone
MALA (INTERLUDE)
THICK SKIN ft. Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee’ahn & Jada Weazel
AMALA (INTERLUDE)
LIGHTNING ft. REDD.
MENACE
WAR CRY ft. Jean Deaux
MUSTARD YELLOW
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About BAKER BOY
Proud Yolŋu man, renowned artist, and 2019 Young Australian of the Year, Danzal Baker OAM, also known as Baker Boy, originates from Milingimbi and Maningrida in North-East Arnhem Land.
Baker Boy has become a pop-culture sensation, earning acclaim such as the National Indigenous Music Awards’ Artist of the Year in 2019, 2020, and 2022, and accumulating over 90 million global streams. In 2021, he was honored with the Order of Australia (OAM) medal, and he released his debut album Gela, a reflective journey of identity and personal growth. The album, featuring the ARIA Platinum-certified hit ‘Cool As Hell’ debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and garnered five ARIA Awards, including Album of the Year. The album also birthed singles, ‘Meditjin ft JessB’, ‘Ride ft. Yirrmal’ and ‘My Mind ft. G Flip’, with major sync placements in campaigns for Menulog, AFL & NRL Indigenous Round across Fox Sports and Google and to date, Baker Boy has eight entries in triple j’s Hottest 100. Last year, he dropped the powerful single ‘KING’ featured in Google’s Pixel 9 campaign, and teamed up with Imagine Dragons for a reimagined version of the US group’s single ‘Take Me To The Beach’.
Baker Boy has graced stages at local and overseas festivals including Laneway, Womadelaide, Golden Plains, Splendour In The Grass, Red Bull Music Festival, Now & Forever and Aussie BBQ SummerStage in NYC.
Following a memorable performance at the 2021 AFL Grand Final in Perth before an audience of 60,000, Baker Boy embarked on his largest national headline tour in Australia in 2022, followed by his inaugural North American tour and a performance at the closing ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. In May, a portrait of Baker Boy by Matt Adnate took out the 2024 Packing Room Prize in Australia’s most prestigious art awards, the Archibald Prize. Most recently he was selected as 1 of 10 Australian Artists to take part in ARIA Collab, a landmark program designed to catapult local talent onto the global stage.
Since Baker Boy’s breakout single ‘Cloud 9’ in 2017, he has captivated the Australian music scene with his infectious optimism, passion for music and dance, and deep cultural roots.
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