Caity Baser

Caity Baser is a British singer-songwriter from Southampton, England, but based in Brighton, England. She has had two entries on the UK Singles Chart; "X & Y", which charted at No. 91, and "Pretty Boys" which peaked at number 26.

Caity Baser
Born (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
LabelsChosen Music, EMI Records
Member ofLoud LDN
Websitewww.caitybaser.com

Early and personal life

Baser was born in Southampton but is currently based in Brighton. Her brother is a lawyer.[1] She is a member of Loud LDN,[2] a collective of London-based female and non-binary creatives which counts piri, Venbee, and Issey Cross among its members.[3] She takes inspiration from Etta James, Billie Holiday, the Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, Iron Maiden, and Rizzle Kicks.[4]

Career

2020-2022: "Lil CB"

Baser started posting videos to TikTok during the first UK lockdown, following an epiphany that she didn't care what other people thought of her music.[5] 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.[5] The day before,[1] she had just worked one shift at the Co-op, 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.[5] "Average Student" was released on Spotify on 19 March 2021.[6]

Three subsequent singles, "Haters", "Say It Like That", and "Slut Shaming", were released on 2 April, 7 May and 28 May 2021.[6] "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 album "Lil CB" on 2 July 2021, and a further single, "Virtually", was released on 28 January 2022.[6]

2022-2023: "Thanks for Nothing, See You Later"

On 25 March 2022, she released "Friendly Sex",[7] a song about ending a friendship with benefits after developing feelings for the friend.[5] 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.[8] The song attracted 6,000,000 streams on Spotify,[9] and has seen use in TikTok videos.[5] A follow-up, "Friendly Sex (Angrier)", was released on 2 May 2022,[6] and was written after she developed contempt for the friend.[10]

On 12 August 2022, she released the single "X & Y",[11] which was about a non-relationship romantic investment;[12] the song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 76 the following week, where it peaked.[13] 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.[10] On 24 November 2022, she released "Kiss You",[6] a song about pining for a crush;[5] a music video was released the same day. [14] A subsequent version, "Kiss You, Pt. 2", was released on 30 December 2022.[6] On 13 January 2023, she released "2020s",[6] which has been described as a "a tour through her "claustrophobic" day-to-day worries".[5]

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."[5] One track on the EP, "Pretty Boys", was written in November 2022,[15] was playlisted by BBC Radio 1,[16] and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] She also teamed up with Mae Muller and Stefflon Don on the Sigala track "Feels This Good", released on 3rd March.[17] She was also featured on Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders.[16]

Artistry

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".[18] In January 2023, it was announced that for her first headline tour, starting in April 2023, she would be capping ticket prices at £15,[19] 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.[16]

References
  1. Staff, Notion (8 July 2022). "Caity Baser: "People Like It Best When I'm Just Being Me"". Notion.
  2. "Caity Baser: 'I want to become the most successful singer in the world'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. "BBC Music Introducing Kent, Live session: In Waves, LOUD LDN spotlight mix". BBC Music. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "5 Minutes with Caity Baser: The rising pop star embodying Gen Z's rage with unapologetic honesty". Hunger. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. Mylrea, Hannah (19 October 2022). "Caity Baser: honest, personality-fuelled pop hellbent on having fun". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. "Caity Baser - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. "Friendly Sex - song and lyrics by Caity Baser". Spotify. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. "Caity Baser Delivers a New Stunning Single 'Friendly Sex'". Outnow. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. "Caity Baser: Why an up-and-coming act is capping gig prices". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. "Caity Baser: "I want everyone to know who I am"". Ticketmaster. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  11. "X & Y". Recordoftheday.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. "Get To Know: cheeky future pop star Caity Baser". Tonedeaf.thebrag.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  13. "Caity Baser". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. "Caity Baser just wants a kiss in new 'Kiss You' video". DIY. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  15. "Caity Baser on claiming her first-ever Top 40 single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  16. "Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders". BBC Radio 1. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  17. 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.
  18. "The 10 best new acts we saw at Reading & Leeds 2022". NME. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  19. Geraghty, Hollie (9 January 2023). "Caity Baser announces 2023 tour with plan to keep tickets 'affordable for all'". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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