AOE (Ambassadors of Earth) is a left-field pop duo consisting of singer/multi-instrumentalist
Phil Beaudreau and veteran hip-hop producer
Dawaun Parker (
Jay-Z,
Eminem,
50 Cent,
Kendrick Lamar). The duo's songs are dreamy and experimental, yet contain fairly direct sentiments of loneliness and longing, and at times they sound like a blend of
Kid A-era
Radiohead and
the Weeknd. The duo began uploading
AOE songs to SoundCloud in 2013. Over the next few years, they had uploaded a handful of originals as well as covers of
the Beach Boys and
Jhené Aiko. After signing to
Def Jam,
AOE released debut single "I'm Right This Time" in early 2017. The track was accompanied by an intense, colorful animated music video that was created by
Beaudreau over the course of two years. ~ Paul Simpson