HAAi shares new album preview, "Hey!"

Talking about the new track, Teneil explains, “‘Hey!’ is dedicated to the unmatched human connection we feel on the dance floor. The repeated lyrics “can’t live without you” is a nod to my love for the club and the people in it.”

"Hey!" follows recent tracks "Satellite" (feat. Jon Hopkins & Obi Franky & ILĀ & TRANS VOICES) and "Can’t Stand To Lose". The new album, HUMANiSE, 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.

“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... 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.”

“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