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Caity Baser

Caity Baser is a British singer-songwriter from Southampton, England, but based in Brighton, England. She has had four entries on the UK Singles Chart; "X & Y", which charted at No. 91, "Pretty Boys", which peaked at number 26, "Feels This Good", a Sigala feature which also featured Mae Muller and Stefflon Don, which peaked at number 93 and "Dance Around It" with Joel Corry, which peaked at number 61. She is also a member of Loud LDN.

Caity Baser
Baser performing in 2024
Background information
Birth nameCaity Baser
BornSouthampton, England
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
LabelsChosen Music, EMI Records
Member ofLoud LDN
Websitewww.caitybaser.com

Early and personal life

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Baser was born in Southampton,[1] educated at Thornden School and Richard Taunton Sixth Form College,[2] and is currently based in Brighton.[1]

Career

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2020–2021: Beginnings

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Baser started posting videos to TikTok during the first UK lockdown, following an epiphany that she did not care what other people thought of her music.[3] In August 2020, she released "Average Student", a song about feeling lost in life, which acquired 1,000,000 views on TikTok, which prompted a management agency to direct message her and invite her to a London studio to meet the producers Future Cut.[3] The day before,[1] she had just worked one shift at The Co-operative Food,[4] which she had taken in order to save money for studio sessions, and the experience caused her to cry her way through her second shift and leave the job on her third.[3] "Average Student" was released on Spotify on 19 March 2021.[5]

Three subsequent singles, "Haters", "Say It Like That", and "Slut Shaming", were released on 2 April, 7 May, and 28 May 2021.[5] "Slut Shaming" was written in a branch of McDonald's over chicken mayos after a friend starting telling her about a girl who had laid into her for sleeping with a particular boy.[1] Her four singles appeared on her mixtape Lil CB on 2 July 2021, and a further single, "Virtually", was released on 28 January 2022.[5]

2022–2023: Thanks for Nothing, See You Later

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On 25 March 2022, she released "Friendly Sex",[6] a song about ending a friendship with benefits after developing feelings for the friend.[3] She told Notion magazine that it was the fastest song she had created to that point, and that she wrote it whilst cleaning her room.[1] The melody came to her in the shower.[7] The song attracted 6,000,000 streams on Spotify,[8] and has seen use in TikTok videos.[3] A follow-up, "Friendly Sex (Angrier)", was released on 2 May 2022,[5] and was written after she developed contempt for the friend.[9]

On 12 August 2022, she released the single "X&Y",[10] which was about a non-relationship romantic investment;[11] the song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 76 the following week, where it peaked.[12] A subsequent version, "X&Y (What I Didn't Say)", was released on 16 September 2022, and explored the sadness she felt as a result of the end of the attachment.[9] On 24 November 2022, she released "Kiss You",[5] a song about pining for a crush;[3] a music video was released the same day.[13] A subsequent version, "Kiss You, Pt. 2",[14] was released on 30 December 2022.[5] On 13 January 2023, she released "2020s",[5] which has been described as a "a tour through her "claustrophobic" day-to-day worries".[15]

Her debut EP, Thanks for Nothing, See You Never was released in February 2023, and NME described her as "position[ing] herself as a genuine personality with wit and energy to spare. [...] However, the EP's production doesn't quite match her gleaming personality."[15] The EP spent a week on the UK Album Downloads Chart at No. 90.[12] One track on the EP, "Pretty Boys", was written in November 2022,[16] was playlisted by BBC Radio 1,[17] and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] On 1 March 2023, she featured on Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders.[17]

2023: Later releases

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On 3 March 2023, she teamed up with Mae Muller and Stefflon Don on the Sigala track "Feels This Good";[18] it peaked at number 93 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] On 12 May 2023, she featured on Joel Corry's "Dance Around It", which Corry had previously played in his live sets,[19] and which charted at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] On 14 June 2023, she released "Leave Me Alone".[5]

Artistry

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Baser performed at Reading and Leeds Festival in 2022 on the BBC Introducing stage, a performance that NME described as "a display of pop brilliance by a force of charisma".[20] In January 2023, it was announced that for her first headline tour, starting in April 2023, she would be capping ticket prices at £15,[21] following an incident where she missed out on an Ed Sheeran gig that all her friends went to because she couldn't afford to go.[17] She became a member of Loud LDN,[22] a collective of London-based women and non-binary artists set up in May 2022,[23] that year.[24] She stated in January 2023 that she took inspiration from Etta James, Billie Holiday, the Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, Iron Maiden, and Rizzle Kicks.[25]

Discography

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Mixtapes

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  • Lil CB (2021)[5]
  • Still Learning (2024)

EPs

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  • Thanks for Nothing, See You Never (2023)[15]

Singles

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List of charting singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[12] 		IRE
[26]
"Average Student" 2021 — — Lil CB
"Haters" — —
"Say It Like That" — —
"Slut Shaming" — —
"Virtually" 2022 — — Non-album singles
"Friendly Sex" — —
"X&Y" 77 — Thanks for Nothing, See You Never
"Kiss You" — —
"2020s" 2023 — —
"Pretty Boys" 26 55
"Feels This Good"
(with Sigala and Mae Muller featuring Stefflon Don) 		93 — Every Cloud – Silver Linings & Sorry I'm Late
"Dance Around It"
(with Joel Corry) 		61 79 Another Friday Night
"Leave Me Alone" — — Non-album single
"Why Can't I Have Two? (2468)" — — Still Learning
"Disco Shoes" — — Non-album single
"I Love Making Bad Boys Cry" — — Still Learning
"I'm a Problem" 2024 — —

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Nominated Work Category Result Ref.
BBC Sound of... 2023 Herself Sound of 2024 Nominated [28]
Brit Awards Rising Star [29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Notion Staff (8 July 2022). "Caity Baser: "People Like It Best When I'm Just Being Me"". Notion.
  2. ^ Wing, Abi (19 April 2021). "Richard Taunton Students Release Original Music". Richard Taunton Sixth Form College. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mylrea, Hannah (19 October 2022). "Caity Baser: honest, personality-fuelled pop hellbent on having fun". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Caity Baser Whips Us Up a "Pretty Boys" Cocktail | Bone Apple Tea". YouTube. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Caity Baser - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Friendly Sex - Single by Caity Baser". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Caity Baser Delivers a New Stunning Single 'Friendly Sex'". Outnow. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Caity Baser: Why an up-and-coming act is capping gig prices". BBC News. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Caity Baser: "I want everyone to know who I am"". Ticketmaster. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "X & Y". Recordoftheday.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Get To Know: cheeky future pop star Caity Baser". Tonedeaf.thebrag.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Caity Baser". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Caity Baser just wants a kiss in new 'Kiss You' video". DIY. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Caity Baser opens up first headline tour in Brighton". Brighton & Hove News. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ^ a b c Williams, Sophie (16 February 2023). "Caity Baser – 'Thanks For Nothing, See You Never' EP review: a promising pop rebel". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Caity Baser on claiming her first-ever Top 40 single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders". BBC Radio 1. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  18. ^ Smith, Carl (2 March 2023). "Sigala, Mae Muller, Caity Baser & Stefflon Don team up on Feels This Good: First Listen". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Joel Corry and Caity Baser have teamed up for a new single, 'Dance Around It'". Dork. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  20. ^ "The 10 best new acts we saw at Reading & Leeds 2022". NME. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  21. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (9 January 2023). "Caity Baser announces 2023 tour with plan to keep tickets 'affordable for all'". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Caity Baser: 'I want to become the most successful singer in the world'". Rolling Stone. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  23. ^ Wilson, Sophie (19 December 2022). ""We're taking over the scene": meet Loud LDN, dance music's most vibrant new collective". NME. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  24. ^ "LOUD LDN on Instagram: "Here is our Loud LDN wrapped 2022 💖 We're very excited about what 2023 has in store and are excited to grow our community in the new year!"". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  25. ^ "5 Minutes with Caity Baser: The rising pop star embodying Gen Z's rage with unapologetic honesty". Hunger. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Discography Caity Baser". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  27. ^ "British certifications – Caity Baser". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 June 2024. Type Caity Baser in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  28. ^ Savage, Mark (4 December 2023). "BBC Sound of 2024: Tyla, Last Dinner Party and Kenya Grace tipped for success". Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  29. ^ Savage, Mark (7 December 2023). "Brit Awards: Indie band The Last Dinner Party win rising star prize". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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