Middle Kids Return with New Single 'big freak'

Sydney indie trio Middle Kids are back with 'big freak', their first single since the release of their 2024 album, Faith Crisis Pt 1.

A nostalgic guitar number produced by the band's Tim Fitz about that weird period of going from an adolescent to an adult, the track also marks Middle Kids' first release since signing with Australian independent label Mushroom Music.

It's a bit of a full-circle moment for the band, who have been signed to Mushroom's publishing arm since dropping their debut single 'Edge of Town' in 2017, which turned into a global deal in 2023.

"When I was a teenager, I didn't want anyone to look at me or notice me at all, but when I walked home from school, I would daydream about being interviewed on some big TV talk show one day. That's kind of silly. But often these deep contradictions are the engines that drive us somewhere interesting," explains Hannah Joy about the track.

"The next chapter of Middle Kids is all about leaning into who we really are, with a confidence that feels new. We don't want to treat our band like a little perfection project, we just want to bring our full selves to music, again and again, for life. For me, confession is an important part of living in my own story. So here I am once again, and I feel like a big freak in this world. It's been that way for a long time."

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With more than 230 million streams to their name, an ARIA Award for Best Rock Album for 2021's Today We're The Greatest and a reputation as being a great live band, Middle Kids are well established as one of the country's most reliable indie acts.

The release of 'big freak' arrives after Middle Kids' recent return to the live arena, performing at Yours & Owls Festival, and introduces fans to the band's next era.

'big freak' is out now via Mushroom Music. Listen/buy here.