Aa (album)

Aa (pronounced "double a" ) is the debut studio album by American record producer Harry Rodrigues, under his alias Baauer, released by LuckyMe on March 18, 2016. It has guest features by Future, G-Dragon, Leikeli47, M.I.A., Novelist, Pusha T, Rustie, Tirzah and TT the Artist.

Background and recording
After Rodrigues' debut single, "Harlem Shake", spawned numerous Internet memes, he stated that "it became corny and annoying as fuck". He also stated: "I didn't want to be an EDM 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, trap, bass 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".

Personnel
Credits for Aa.


 * Baauer – producer, writer, recording
 * Caleb Leven – vocal engineering
 * Dominic Flannigan – design
 * Future – vocals ("Kung Fu")
 * G-Dragon – vocals ("Temple")
 * Joe LaPorta – mastering
 * Johnatan Zawada – design
 * Leikeli47 – vocals ("Day Ones")
 * Mason Klein – executive producer
 * M.I.A. – vocals ("Temple")
 * Noah Beresin – production ("Church", "Way from Me", "Temple")
 * Novelist – vocals ("Day Ones")
 * Pusha T – vocals ("Kung Fu")
 * Rustie – guitar ("Church Reprise")
 * Ryan Schwabe – mixing, vocal engineering
 * Stewart Hawkes – mastering
 * S-Type – additional production
 * Tirzah – vocals ("Way from Me")
 * TT The Artist – vocals ("Make It Bang")