Djandjay
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| Released | 10 October 2025 | |||
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Djandjay is the second studio album by Indigenous Australian rapper Baker Boy. The album was announced on and is scheduled for release on 10 October 2025 through Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia.[1]
Baker said the album title is named after his late grandmother and a Yolŋu spiritual figure — an octopus spirit said to guide souls. Baker Boy said "Djandjay is about truth. It's about strength and defiance. I put my whole self into this album – and it feels like all of me is in there."[1] Baker Boy also said, "This is my strongest, most powerful work yet."[4]
Promotion
[edit]Singles
[edit]"Peacekeeper" was released on 14 March 2025 as the album's lead single. Emma Mack from The Music described the song as a "gritty, energetic and uplifting track" that is "tackling themes of prioritising your own self-worth and personal peace."[2]
"Freak Out" was released as the second single on 23 May 2025. Baker Boy said the song "is all about the bratty energy, it's a bit of an f you to the man, to the 'grown ups' and to the system but done in kind of a cheeky and playful way. It hits on the very real experiences of being a Yolŋu man in the city and living in the white world."[3]
"Lightning" was released as the third single on 25 July 2025. Baker Boy said "It has this kind of cheeky arrogance to it, but during the writing process, I was touching on the pressures and expectations I feel to kind of be this perfect role model and I guess coming to terms with not being able to make everyone happy."[1] It in, Baker Boy sings in three languages, Yolŋu Matha, English and Burarra.[5]
Artwork
[edit]The album's cover art has Baker Boy in a black Gucci suit and draped in a handwoven Pandanus mat made by his family. This is traditionally used for fishnets and baskets. Baker Boy said, "It's a reminder of home, of culture, and of the support I carry with me even when I'm far from community."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Biggest Mob" | |||
| 2. | "Peacekeeper" |
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| 2:57 |
| 3. | "Keep Up" | |||
| 4. | "Freak Out" (with Briggs and Haiku Hands) |
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| 4:02 |
| 5. | "Djapa" (interlude) | |||
| 6. | "Mad Dog" | |||
| 7. | "Running Low" (with Pardyalone) | |||
| 8. | "Mala" (interlude) | |||
| 9. | "Thick Skin" (featuring Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee'Anh and Jada Weazel) | |||
| 10. | "Dark and the Light" (with Gold Fang) | |||
| 11. | "Amala" (interlude) | |||
| 12. | "Lightning" (with Redd.) |
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| 3:27 |
| 13. | "Menace" | |||
| 14. | "War Cry" (with Jason Deaux) | |||
| 15. | "Mustard Yellow" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "'My Strongest, Most Powerful Work Yet': Baker Boy Announces Second Studio Album Djandjay". Rolling Stone Australia. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Baker Boy Returns With Gritty New Single 'Peacekeeper'". Music Feeds. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Yolŋu artist Baker Boy has released a new single "Freak Out" teaming up with Yorta-Yorta/Wurundjeri/Wemba-Wemba man Briggs and Australian electropop trio Haiku Hands". National Indigenous Times. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Baker Boys Highly Anticipated Second Album Set for Release". National Indigenous Times. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Baker Boy Announces New Album Djandjay". The Music. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.