Baauer’s Announces First Album in Six Years, Shares New Single

Underscores isn’t the only musician thinking about U. Baauer’s first release in six years is also titled U, and it’s out June 10 on LuckyMe. You can listen to its first single, “Better”—which is packed with approximately four minutes of dopamine-boosting Eurodisco—below.

Featuring collaborators Aluna, Kučka, Brazy, and Betsy, as well as Eli Teplin on piano, U 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 U with “super happy music,” as he explained in a statement.

U is Baauer’s first album since the release of 2020’s Planet’s Mad.

Revisit Pitchfork’s review of Planet’s Mad.