HAAi shares new track ‘Stitches’ ahead of 2nd studio album ‘HUMANiSE’
HAAi (Photo by Sophie Webster)
London-based, Australian producer/DJ HAAi (Teneil Throssell) has released a new track, “Stitches”, as momentum builds toward her second studio album, “HUMANiSE”, due 10 October 2025 via Mute. The album will be available on limited crystal-clear 2×LP gatefold and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging.
Throssell calls the new single “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.”
The new album continues HAAi’s collaboration-driven approach, featuring contributors including Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Obi Franky, KAM-BU, Kaiden Ford and poet James Massiah, alongside the TRANS VOICES choir (led by ILĀ) and a gospel choir led by Wendi Rose.
On the record’s concept, Throssell says she kept “thinking about a machine with a human heart,” returning to songwriting and foregrounding her own voice.
HAAi will do three UK instore performances and signings in the release week of her album:
- 10 Oct — Brighton, Resident — 6:30 pm
- 11 Oct — Bristol, Rough Trade — 1:00 pm
- 12 Oct — London, Rough Trade East — 6:00 pm
About HAAi
HAAi is Teneil Laetitia Throssell, an Australian electronic producer and DJ from Karratha, now based in London.
After playing in the psych-rock outfit Dark Bells in the UK, she began DJing and held a 2016–2018 residency at London’s Phonox. She gained wider attention after winning BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix of the Year in 2018.
Her first Mute release was the EP “Systems Up, Windows Down” (2019), followed by the “Put Your Head Above The Parakeets” EP (2020) and her debut album “Baby, We’re Ascending” (2022). She curated “DJ-Kicks: HAAi” for !K7 in 2023. “HUMANiSE” (Mute, 2025) is her second studio album.
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