Baker Boy Releases Second Studio Album ‘DJANDJAY’

Baker Boy’s second studio album, DJANDJAY, which he has described as his “strongest, most powerful” work yet, has been released today via Island Records and Universal Music.

Blending ancestral influences with sharp-edged global production, the album folds in Yolŋu Matha, English, and Burarra across a dynamic soundscape that spans hip-hop, punk, gospel, and electronic textures, featuring heavyweights such as Briggs, Haiku Hands, Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, and Kee’ahn.

Baker Boy, real name Danzal Baker, named the 15-track album after his late grandmother and a Yolŋu spiritual figure — an octopus spirit said to guide souls — the album draws heavily from ancestral influences.

It follows his five-time ARIA Award winning debut album Gela from 2021, by which time he had already been awarded Young Australian of the Year and had won two of his three National Indigenous Music Awards for Artist of the Year.

DJANDJAY features the already released singles “PEACEKEEPER”, “FREAK OUT” (ft. Briggs, Haiku Hands), “LIGHTNING” (ft. Redd.), and the powerful “THICK SKIN” (ft. Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee’ahn, Jada Weazel).

He wrote “THICK SKIN” the day after the Voice to Parliament was voted against. “We were in the studio working on the album, but there was this heaviness and darkness, and we decided to use it and put it into a track as a way to process the feeling. We weren’t really focused on it turning into anything for the album, it was just about getting that anger and frustration out so that we could move forward,” he told Rolling Stone AU/NZ.

“While I wanted a Yes vote for mob, I think the result itself wasn’t what triggered it, I think it was the way Indigenous people became this topic of conversation and motos like ‘If you don’t know vote no’ allowing and actually even encouraging ignorance. It was a pretty dehumanising experience, the whole campaign and the lead-up to the vote.”

He’ll be touring in April next year in support of the album, with shows in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, Coolangatta, Barwon Heads, Melbourne, Darwin, and Alice Springs. He will also appear at Perth Festival and WOMADelaide 2026, with more to be announced.

The tour announcement comes off the back of his appearance at the 2025 AFL Grand Final, alongside hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg, as well as homegrown favourites Jessica Mauboy and Tash Sultana.

Baker Boy’s DJANDJAY is out now. 

Baker Boy 2026 Australian Tour

Presented by Handsome Tours, Lunatic Entertainment, Select Music & triple j

Thursday, April 9th

King St Bandroom, Mulubinba/Newcastle NSW

Friday, April 10th

Liberty Hall, Warrane/Sydney NSW

Saturday, April 11th

The Triffid, Meanjin/Brisbane QLD

Sunday, April 12th

The Cooly Hotel, Cullunghutti/Coolangatta QLD

Friday, April 17th

The Barwon Club, Koornoo/Barwon Heads VIC

Saturday, April 18th

Northcote Theatre, Naarm/Melbourne VIC

Friday, May 1st

Mayberry, Gulumoerrgin/Darwin NT

Saturday, May 2nd

Alice Springs Brewing Co, Mparntwe/Alice Springs NT