{"id":62998,"date":"2026-04-21T21:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/baauers-announces-first-album-in-six-years-shares-new-single\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:06:34","slug":"baauers-announces-first-album-in-six-years-shares-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/baauers-announces-first-album-in-six-years-shares-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Baauer\u2019s Announces First Album in Six Years, Shares New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/underscores\/\">Underscores<\/a> isn\u2019t the only musician thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/underscores-u\/\"><em>U<\/em><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/30453-baauer\/\">Baauer<\/a>\u2019s first release in six years is also titled <em>U<\/em>, and it\u2019s out June 10 on LuckyMe. The UK producer has also released its first single, \u201cBetter,\u201d which is packed with approximately four minutes of dopamine-boosting Eurodisco. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring collaborators Aluna, Ku\u010dka, Brazy, and Betsy, as well as Eli Teplin on piano, <em>U<\/em> is inspired by the BBC Essential Mixes Baauer listened to as a youth in London. The 16-track album courses through dance music that defined the early aughts, such as Ibiza house, bloghouse, and nu-disco. In short, Baauer aimed to fill <em>U<\/em> with \u201csuper happy music,\u201d as he explained in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>U<\/em> is Baauer\u2019s first album since the release of 2020\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/baauer-planets-mad\/\"><em>Planet\u2019s Mad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Revisit Pitchfork\u2019s review of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/baauer-planets-mad\/\"><em>Planet\u2019s Mad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-fixZhC fJBrNq iframe-embed\"\/>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>U:<\/em><br \/>01 Do U Wanna Get Down?<br \/>02 Kno U<br \/>03 Way U Do It<br \/>04 Supersonic<br \/>05 Kiss on the Lips feat. Brazy<br \/>06 One Last Time feat. Aluna &amp; Brazy<br \/>07 Calling Out For U<br \/>08 U Give Me Love<br \/>09 Closer Together<br \/>10 Gravity \/ Chaos Flow<br \/>11 Meldy (Want U So Bad)<br \/>12 Better<br \/>13 Nothing\u2019s Ever Real (U Mix)<br \/>14 Somebody<br \/>15 U Know It\u2019s Real<br \/>16 Follow U<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/baauer-announces-first-album-in-six-years-shares-new-single\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Underscores isn\u2019t the only musician thinking about U. 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