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Led by charismatic Ngati Porou Ngati Tuwharetoa frontman Ciarann Babbington, and rounded out by childhood friends Jamie Gordon (drums) and twin brothers Ian (bass) and Alex Spagnolo (guitar), Bakers Eddy have spent the last 18 months moving between extensive touring schedules, identity-shaping writing sessions, and meaningful conversations. Their forthcoming EP I’m Doing Better (due mid 2025) is the result of this journey. With the search for belonging at the heart of the project, it meanders through themes of renewal, acceptance, and looking to the future while underpinned by nostalgia and reflection on the experiences that have shaped them in the years before - and since - moving away from their hometown of Wellington to Melbourne. From the self-destructive internal monologue of Dust On My Brain to the substance-fueled extraterrestrial experience of UFO, and everything in between, Ciarann says “This year in particular we had to really open up to each other and be vulnerable, an