Baker Boy Collaborates with Briggs and Haiku Hands for New Single & Video ‘FREAK OUT’

Three of Australia’s most electrifying acts have come together for BAKER BOY’s new single FREAK OUT.

Teaming up with Yorta-Yorta/Wurundjeri/Wemba-Wemba man BRIGGS and Australian electropop trio HAIKU HANDS, Baker Boy serves up another dose of grit and energy on FREAK OUT ft. Briggs & Haiku Hands – a perfect follow-up to recent single, PEACEKEEPER.

Co-written with Briggs, Haiku Hands, Rob Amoruso, Pip Norman, Ziggy Ramo and REDD., FREAK OUT carries the high-energy of PEACEKEEPER but with sharper lyricism and a commanding delivery.

In Baker Boy’s words, “FREAK OUT 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. The reality of balanda (non-Yolŋu) people touching my hair, tokenising me, and telling me how to live my life, but me taking back that control, and being like “nah I’m not putting up with this, I’m going to live the way I want to.”

Reflecting on working with Briggs and Haiku Hands, “Briggs brings this huge energy, reinforcing that we’re not going to conform, we’re not going to be a statistic, we’re not going to fit their stereotype, he’s braggy and arrogant, but keeps it playful and clever. Then Haiku comes in and brings the big feminist boss energy; they’re bold and not holding back, again this idea of like nah we’re not conforming to what you want us to be, we’re doing what we want and taking ownership.”

Briggs says of working with Baker Boy for the first time in a musical project, “It’s about time! I’ve known Danzal for nearly 10 years; I watched him grow as a person and an artist – Yolngu & Yorta-Yorta connecting again! ”

The accompanying official video was co-directed and co-produced by his longtime creative collaborator AURIE INDIANNA and Melbourne filmmaker JORDAN RUYI BLANCH (Hilltop Hoods, Memphis LK) – the same team behind the PEACEKEEPER video.

Returning to Werribee Mansion (Victoria) to film with dancers, Briggs and Haiku Hands, the creative team knew with a track like FREAK OUT – bold in its message but cheeky in tone – it was important that the visuals reflected the same balance; strong, confident and a little wild.

Baker Boy says of the FREAK OUT video, “it’s still dance focused, but with a different energy to PEACEKEEPER. It’s stronger and bolder. I’m owning the space more in this one. The vibe is fun, cheeky, and a little chaotic, just like the track.”

Aurie Indianna shares, “picking up where PEACEKEEPER left off, with Baker Boy transitioning from the balcony into the ballroom, we again used dance as a nod to his origins, but this time to challenge and disrupt the grandeur of the space. We wanted a sense of growing chaos throughout the video. It begins with sharp, choreography-led moments that show a new staunchness in Baker Boy’s performance. As Briggs and Haiku Hands enter, the energy becomes more chaotic. Briggs brings undeniable power, while Haiku Hands inject playful, feminist strength. Again, such a joy to co-direct this with Jordan, and Hena’s choreography really anchored the piece with movement that felt powerful but playful.”

With FREAK OUT and PEACEKEEPER, setting the tone so far, it looks like we’re set for Baker Boy’s biggest chapter yet as he continues to shake things up in 2025.