HAAi Shares New Track 'Stitches' Ahead of the Release of Studio Album 'HUMANiSE'
London-based, Australian-born producer, songwriter and DJ, HAAi (aka Teneil Throssell) edges closer to the release of her second studio album, HUMANiSE, with the release of a new track, 'Stitches'.
Listen to 'Stitches' HERE, which Throssell says is "a naive love letter to yourself, your lover and your friends. The people who evoke the strongest feelings in you and who make you feel the most human."
'Stitches' comes hot on the heels of her tribute to the dancefloor, 'Hey!, and follows recent tracks 'Satellite' (feat. Jon Hopkins & Obi Franky & ILĀ & TRANS VOICES) and 'Can't Stand To Lose', both A-listed by BBC Radio 6 Music, plus her collaboration with KAM-BU, 'Shapeshift'. After a busy summer – recent DJ sets include Coachella, Movement, Glastonbury (her Glastonbury B2B with Romy that went out on BBC Radio 1 featured the premiere of Romy's remix of 'Stitches'), Body Movements, helming UNiSON, her community-focussed night in London, as well as a drop in on Glamcult TV to record this intimate version of 'Can't Stand To Lose') plus a remix of Chloé Caillet & Luke Alessi's 'The One ft. Jocelyn Brown', HAAi won't be taking her foot off the pedal this autumn. As well as a series of DJ dates she has several UK instore performances and signings confirmed for Brighton's Resident, plus Bristol and London's Rough Trade – full details below.
The new album - an immense evolution from her acclaimed debut - reckons with what it is to be human in an increasingly digital world, as AI threatens to eclipse everything and our screens separate us from each other. HUMANiSE is out on 10 October 2025 via Mute on limited edition clear double gatefold vinyl and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging.
In all of her work, Teneil has always sought to conquer new frontiers in electronic music, and on the new album, she's drilling deeper into the grid to deliver an ambitious and thrilling epic: embodying a sonic step up, exploring the sweet spot between machine-led dystopia and emotion-filled utopia.
"Throughout the album, I kept thinking about a machine with a human heart," she says. Where previously she's been hidden by a laptop, or obscured behind the decks, more recently she was, "inspired to return to my songwriting roots and use my voice more in my own music." Vocals are stunningly delicate and give a newfound dimension to her kinetic productions. "It took a long time to get there, it's such a vulnerable thing to do," she continues, "but for this album, it was important for me to allow this 'human heart' to be front and centre."
The human heart has another focus on the album: unity and community. HAAi explains, "Even though HUMANiSE is about how the world is starting to change beyond our control, it's important to keep a sense of togetherness and hope." These ideas of community and a sense of belonging is of utmost importance, and she has returned to work with friends including Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, singer Obi Franky and rapper KAM-BU, artist Kaiden Ford, as well as poet James Massiah, who guests on 'All That Falls Apart', and two choirs: TRANS VOICES with choir leader ILĀ and a gospel choir led by Wendi Rose. But this is no clique, the community she surrounds herself with is inclusive, with ample space for the listener on a journey where you are suspended in dreamlike euphoria, drawing the most human part of you to the surface - the part where nothing matters more than family, friends, and togetherness.
HUMANiSE is out on 10 October 2025 via Mute on limited edition clear double gatefold vinyl and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging. Pre-order HERE
Listen to 'Stitches' HERE, which Throssell says is "a naive love letter to yourself, your lover and your friends. The people who evoke the strongest feelings in you and who make you feel the most human."
'Stitches' comes hot on the heels of her tribute to the dancefloor, 'Hey!, and follows recent tracks 'Satellite' (feat. Jon Hopkins & Obi Franky & ILĀ & TRANS VOICES) and 'Can't Stand To Lose', both A-listed by BBC Radio 6 Music, plus her collaboration with KAM-BU, 'Shapeshift'. After a busy summer – recent DJ sets include Coachella, Movement, Glastonbury (her Glastonbury B2B with Romy that went out on BBC Radio 1 featured the premiere of Romy's remix of 'Stitches'), Body Movements, helming UNiSON, her community-focussed night in London, as well as a drop in on Glamcult TV to record this intimate version of 'Can't Stand To Lose') plus a remix of Chloé Caillet & Luke Alessi's 'The One ft. Jocelyn Brown', HAAi won't be taking her foot off the pedal this autumn. As well as a series of DJ dates she has several UK instore performances and signings confirmed for Brighton's Resident, plus Bristol and London's Rough Trade – full details below.
The new album - an immense evolution from her acclaimed debut - reckons with what it is to be human in an increasingly digital world, as AI threatens to eclipse everything and our screens separate us from each other. HUMANiSE is out on 10 October 2025 via Mute on limited edition clear double gatefold vinyl and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging.
In all of her work, Teneil has always sought to conquer new frontiers in electronic music, and on the new album, she's drilling deeper into the grid to deliver an ambitious and thrilling epic: embodying a sonic step up, exploring the sweet spot between machine-led dystopia and emotion-filled utopia.
"Throughout the album, I kept thinking about a machine with a human heart," she says. Where previously she's been hidden by a laptop, or obscured behind the decks, more recently she was, "inspired to return to my songwriting roots and use my voice more in my own music." Vocals are stunningly delicate and give a newfound dimension to her kinetic productions. "It took a long time to get there, it's such a vulnerable thing to do," she continues, "but for this album, it was important for me to allow this 'human heart' to be front and centre."
The human heart has another focus on the album: unity and community. HAAi explains, "Even though HUMANiSE is about how the world is starting to change beyond our control, it's important to keep a sense of togetherness and hope." These ideas of community and a sense of belonging is of utmost importance, and she has returned to work with friends including Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, singer Obi Franky and rapper KAM-BU, artist Kaiden Ford, as well as poet James Massiah, who guests on 'All That Falls Apart', and two choirs: TRANS VOICES with choir leader ILĀ and a gospel choir led by Wendi Rose. But this is no clique, the community she surrounds herself with is inclusive, with ample space for the listener on a journey where you are suspended in dreamlike euphoria, drawing the most human part of you to the surface - the part where nothing matters more than family, friends, and togetherness.
HUMANiSE is out on 10 October 2025 via Mute on limited edition clear double gatefold vinyl and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging. Pre-order HERE
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