''Aa'' (pronounced "double a") is the debut

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by American record producer Harry Rodrigues, under his alias Baauer, released by LuckyMe on March 18, 2016. It has guest features by

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, G-Dragon, Leikeli47, M.I.A., Novelist, Pusha T,

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, Tirzah and TT the Artist.

Background and recording

After Rodrigues' debut single, " Harlem Shake", spawned numerous

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s, he stated that "it became corny and annoying as fuck". He also stated: "I didn't want to be an

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producer and I still don't want to be". The album is named after Rodrigues' stage name, Baauer. He said: "I have two A's in my name, and also the first release I did on LuckyMe was ''ß'', so this is gonna be ''Aa'' and in the future I'll do a ''U'', and then ''ER''". Rodrigues recorded the album in Glasgow, Japan and the United Arab Emirates for "at least two years".

Music

''Aa'' is an electronic,

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and hip hop album. It is also influenced by M.I.A. and tribal music.

Artwork

The artwork was designed by Jonathan Zawada and Dominic Flannigan. It depicts a tree rising from an upturned motorcycle helmet, which is a reference to the "Harlem Shake" music videos.

Critical reception

At review aggregate site Metacritic, ''Aa'' has an average score of 76 out of 100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Aa''. * Baauer – producer, writer, recording * Caleb Leven – vocal engineering * Dominic Flannigan – design *

– vocals * G-Dragon – vocals * Joe LaPorta – mastering * Johnatan Zawada – design * Leikeli47 – vocals * Mason Klein – executive producer * M.I.A. – vocals * Noah Beresin – production * Novelist – vocals * Pusha T – vocals *

– guitar * Ryan Schwabe – mixing, vocal engineering * Stewart Hawkes – mastering * S-Type – additional production * Tirzah – vocals * TT The Artist – vocals

Charts

References

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