Melanie Baker has let loose with ‘HAHA!’ ahead of debut album ‘Somebody Help Me, I’m Being Spontaneous!’

Melanie Baker has released her new single ‘HAHA!’ via Tambourhinoceros.

This track is a part of her debut album ‘Somebody Help Me, I’m Being Spontaneous!’, set to arrive on 10th April through the Danish indie label.

The album was recorded in a cabin in Wales, showcasing Baker’s unique approach to music with influences from grunge, glam, and indie rock.

She explains: “I’m not trying to be liked anymore. This song is literally me laughing in the face of my oppressor. It’s a middle finger to anyone who tries to deny you the right to be yourself. I’ve found so much freedom and liberation in allowing myself to be silly and have fun again despite living in a world that still doesn’t want to accept Queer joy.

“I’ve found freedom in rejecting capitalism in the small ways I can and living MY life on MY own terms. I started letting myself be messy and sad and feel things. I stopped trying to be big and brave and strong all the time. I stopped masking my own emotions, anxieties and let myself feel fully.

“Suddenly after many years of not knowing who I was, I felt like I was looking in the mirror and seeing myself for the first time.”

Baker is preparing for her UK headline tour to support the album’s release. The dates read:

APRIL
10 Reflex Records, Newcastle, UK
11 Crash Records, Leeds, UK
13 Wax & Beans, Bury, UK
14 Banquet Records, Kingston, UK

MAY
8 Focus Wales, Wrexham, UK
22 Gulliver’s, Manchester, UK
23 Dot to Dot, Bristol, UK
24 Dot to Dot, Nottingham, UK
29 The Brickyard, Carlisle, UK
30 The Grove, Newcastle, UK
31 Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, UK

JUNE
4 Oslo, London, UK
26 Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK
27 Central Library, Coventry, UK

JULY
9 2000trees Festival, Gloucestershire, UK
24 Gadabout Festival, Cumbria, UK

OCTOBER
23-25 Left Of The Dial, Rotterdam, NL