Caity Baser, a bold, colourful voice in British pop. She’s in La La Land for writing camps, the process of nailing down new songs with a variety of songwriters as she heads toward her debut album.
How does Caity Baser in the US sound? “It’s quite similar to Caity Baser in the UK to be fair,” she laughs, speaking to NME in a photo studio in one of the city’s southern neighbourhoods. “I don’t think it’ll ever change my sound and how I write music. That will always be authentically me… I hope they like me in that case!”
Baser’s is a large personality, one that seeps into every song – like bawdy new single ‘I’m A Problem’ – and on her social feeds and live performances, one that’s resonating with fans of a similar age. Her journey as an independent artist began in earnest in 2020, jacking in a job after three shifts at the Co-op stacking shelves to chase a dream even if she felt it was a faint one.
At 2022’s Reading Festival, a year after her debut mixtape ‘Lil CB’ was released and before signing with a major label, she drew a rowdy crowd for a small-stage slot. She reflects: “It was a moment of validation in what I was doing. I’d never even really been or performed at a festival and people were chanting my name before I went on. Like, how does that work?”
From there, the Baser ball continued to roll. She landed collaborations with Mae Muller, Sigala and Joel Corry and broadened her dance-pop sound. In 2023, she announced that she wanted to keep her ticket prices affordable amidst the UK’s inflation crisis. (read the full interview on NME)
