It has been a whirlwind past 24 hours for Harry Rodrigues, better known as Baauer. Last night he premiered his new track "Day Ones" with Leikeli 47 & Novelist on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and announced his new album Aa (pronounced double a). The album will feature a diverse cast of acts like hip-hop heavyweights Pusha T and Future on "Kung Fu," M.I.A. and G Dragon on "Temple" and fellow trap producer Rustie on "Church Reprise."
Baauer first gained fame for his viral hit "Harlem Shake" that became a No. 1 hit around the world after individuals decided to film themselves spazzing out in more and more creative scenarios and post it online. He looks to move beyond that with this album and already previewed what is to come from Aa with the single "GoGo!" that was released late in 2015.
The performance on Colbert was a bit odd. Baauer sits in one of the guest chairs on a laptop, while Leikeli 47 appears to lip-sync most of the bars to the hip-hop, electronic crossover tune that has the melodic sensibilities of a Baauer track. Most of their efforts appear to have been spent on the production. Watch the performance below.
Aa will be released on March 18 via LuckyMe Records. The 13-track LP is available to pre-order on iTunes here.
Aa Tracklist:
1. Church
2. GoGo!
3. Body
4. Pinku
5. Sow
6. Day Ones ft Novelist & Leikeli 47
7. Good & Bad
8. Way From Me ft Tirzah
9. Temple ft MIA & G Dragon
10. Make it Bang ft TT The Artist
11. Kung Fu ft Pusha T & Future
12. Church Reprise ft Rustie
13. A,a
