Baby, We're Ascending
| Baby, We're Ascending | ||||
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| Released | May 27, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Mute | |||
| Genre | Electronic, techno | |||
| Length | 1:01:06 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
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| Singles from Baby, We're Ascending | ||||
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Baby, We're Ascending is the debut studio album from the Australian electronic music producer HAAi. The album was released on 27 May 2022.[1]
Background and release
Baby, We're Ascending was announced on 23 February 2022 for release on 27 May. The announcement was accompanied by the lead single, "Bodies of Water".[2][3] The second single, "Purple Jelly Disc" was released on 31 March,[4] and the final single, the title track, was released on 5 May.[5]
Critical reception
In his review, The Guardian writer Shaad D'Souza praised the album for finding a "balance" between its different genres but criticised the "slightly untethered" nature of its more "pumping" portions.[6] Pitchfork reviewer Philip Sherburne stated it "unrolls like a unified suite" with the "interstitials... often as gripping as the anthems".[7]
The Australian radio station Double J placed it at 20 on their top 50 best albums of 2022 list, with writer Phoebe Bennett praising the album's "transcending and euphoric soundscapes".[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Channels" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Pigeon Barron" | 6:39 |
| 3. | "Bodies of Water" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Human Sound" (featuring Kai-Isaiah Jamal) | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Louder Always Better" | 1:41 |
| 6. | "Bigger Mood Ever" (featuring Alexis Taylor) | 4:46 |
| 7. | "AM" | 0:58 |
| 8. | "FM" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "I've Been Thinking A Lot Lately" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Purple Jelly Disc" (featuring Obi Franky) | 6:12 |
| 11. | "Baby, We're Ascending" (featuring Jon Hopkins) | 6:27 |
| 12. | "Orca" | 8:06 |
| 13. | "Tardigrade" | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 60:34 | |
References
- ^ Skala, Jemima (25 May 2022). "HAAi - 'Baby We're Ascending' review: rave rupture and heavy rhythms". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (23 February 2022). "HAAi has announced her debut album, 'Baby, We're Ascending'". Dork Magazine. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Darville, Ordan; Callender, Brandon; Helfand, Raphael; Paul, Larisha; Renshaw, David (2 March 2022). "10 songs you need in your life this week". The Fader. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Renshaw, David (31 March 2022). "HAAi's 'Purple Jelly Disc' video is a kaleidoscopic whirlwind". The Fader. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (5 May 2022). "Listen to HAAi team up with Jon Hopkins on new single 'Baby, We're Ascending'". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad (28 May 2022). "Haai: Baby, We're Ascending review – rich, entrancing ambience from a party-starter star". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (27 May 2022). "HAAi: Baby, We're Ascending". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2022". Double J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.