Caity Baser announces new EP ‘There, I Said It’

Having already shared two singles earlier this year, premier pop girly Caity Baser is back with news of a bigger project. She’s set to release her new, eight-track EP ‘There, I Said It’ next month.

Due for release on 22nd August via Capitol Records UK, her new project is set to include her previously-released track ‘Watch That Girl (She’s Gonna Say It)’, and marks a distinctly new direction for the singer, both musically (with her delving into some of her more classic inspirations such as Etta James, Nat ‘King’ Cole and Chet Baker) as well as lyrically. 

“I’m finally in a place where I feel ready to release this special collection of songs I’ve been working on,” Caity has said of the release. “It’s hugely important to me and contains some difficult feelings – I feel really excited to explore a more vulnerable side of me and talk about things that are a part of who I am. This EP is all about the things I’ve never spoken about; the things I taught myself to be ashamed of. I’ve had so many experiences that shaped who I am. All the uncomfortable and beautiful things we go through affect who we are now and shouldn’t be forgotten. I struggle with memories that keep me up at night, and I think we should talk about it. I want you to know you’re not alone. I’m ready for you to hear this side of me.

“Musically, I’m excited to explore a more “sing-y” instrumental side – beautiful melodies, harmonies, strings, horns, all live instruments. It’s the music I grew up on. So here’s what I’ve wanted to say since I started making music, and now I finally have the confidence to say it. So yeah: ‘There, I Said It’.”

Content warning: the following paragraphs contain material relating to sexual assault. 

Alongside the news, Caity has shared its “centrepiece” track, ‘Weight Of You (Glad You Died)’, a track that deals with her personal experience of sexual assault. You can head to her TikTok to hear her speak about the track but please bear in mind, the subject may be distressing for some readers.

“I wanted to write a song that’s not like, ‘I’m so sad, feel so sorry for me, I’m a victim’, which obviously, technically I am, but I don’t want to be ashamed of that,” she has said. “I want to be empowered by what happened to me. I feel like I now have taken ownership of that situation. It doesn’t - and he doesn’t - control me anymore. 

“I wrote it with my collaborators, the duo Oh Wonder, in probably about half an hour. It was really special, and it was really important to get it right. Every single line, every single word, had to mean something because it felt like the one chance I’m going to get to write a song about this. I wanted the strings to sound like they were crying and for the instruments to communicate with the singing, like a conversation between the two of them.”

Listen to ‘Weight Of You (Glad You Died)’ below, and find the tracklisting for ‘There, I Said It’ underneath the player.