][1] On February 29, 2008, Baker released his debut extended play, It's Getting Too Late to Say It's Early, produced by Travis Wyrick.
[citation needed] Baker recorded his first full-length studio album, Holding the Pieces in Place, in 2010.
His concert repertoire began to expand around this time, and included a cover version of the song "Fight For Your Right To Party" by the hip-hop band Beastie Boys.
The album's lead single, "In Love with a Lie", was influenced by a phone conversation Baker had with a friend about a failed relationship.
In 2008, Mountain Xpress described him as having a "raw and powerful" voice, and an "ability to whip an early crowd into a respectable frenzy".