Underscores isn’t the only musician thinking about U. Baauer has announced U, his first album in six years. It’s out June 12 on LuckyMe. You can listen to the first single, “Better,” which is packed with 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,” he explained in a statement. U is Baauer’s first album since the release of 2020’s Planet’s Mad.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed the album release date and where Baauer is from. It has since been updated.
U:
01 Do U Wanna Get Down?
02 Kno U
03 Way U Do It
04 Supersonic
05 Kiss on the Lips feat. Brazy
06 One Last Time feat. Aluna & Brazy
07 Calling Out For U
08 U Give Me Love
09 Closer Together
10 Gravity / Chaos Flow
11 Meldy (Want U So Bad)
12 Better
13 Nothing’s Ever Real (U Mix)
14 Somebody
15 U Know It’s Real
16 Follow U