Continuing yesterday's theme, HAAi aka Teneil Throssell was born in Karratha, Western Australia, is currently based in London and has been releasing music since 2017.
I have heard the name, have zero in my collection and jumped in at the deep end by watching her live performance of upcoming second album Humanise at Drumsheds, posted online on 1st October.
The wonderfully evocative after hours 1990s office set grabs your attention, as do the rotation of guest 'co-workers' as the album plays out. None of that detracts from Humanise as an audio and lyrical narrative, however; musings on the meaning of humanity in an age where we are torn between virtual (digital) and actual (emotional) responses to the world around us.
If you're also new to HAAi, a 46-minute introduction might seem like too much in one go (it's not, and it's worth it, I promise you) so here's an appetiser, courtesy of lead-in single Can't Stand To Lose.
Alternatively, you can skip straight to a specific song via one of the timestamp links below.
00:00 Satellite (ft. Obi Franky & Trans Voices)
06:42 Stop The Clock
8:24 Printer
9:42 Go
13:59 Humanise
16:55 Rushing (ft. ILĀ & Trans Voices)
21:36 Shapeshift (ft. KAM-BU)
26:12 Voices (ft. Jon Hopkins)
31:01 Can’t Stand To Lose (ft. Alexis Taylor)
36:00 Baby We’re Ascending (ft. Trans Voices)
42:53 HQ (ft. Kaiden Ford)
Great timing for me, as Humanise is officially released on Friday (11th).
Not so great timing, insofar as HAAi is at Rough Trade Bristol for an in-store appearance the same day...when I will be in another city - another county - altogether.
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