Australian indie rock band Middle Kids is back with their newest single, “big freak,” which dropped yesterday via Mushroom Music. It’s the band’s first release of the year, followed by a stand alone single with 2025’s “Cause = Time,” the only music they’ve dropped since the 2024 full-length album, Faith Crisis Pt 1. “big freak” is an upbeat, vibrant, slightly self-deprecating tune that captures what it means to embrace your flaws and imperfections.
Lead singer Hannah Joy Cameron sings about “Looking for the wicked seed,” or the source of her own supposed wickedness in herself over gritty electric guitar. Grunge effects and indie vocals accompany the melody, and the track is just as melodramatic as it is fun, acting is a paradox. In the bridge, Cameron sings “I used to hate it, but I appreciate all the strangeness in my story, in fact it’s become my glory.” Cameron even narrates a childhood story where she is walking home from school and is imagining herself on a late night talk show.
This song teaches its listeners that it is okay to be both happy and sad. The human experience has an abundance of weird stories and we are all “big freaks” in one way or another.
“big freak” is out now.
Story by Cassandra Limberakis for Staged Haze
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