30 July, 2021Print
AHI Travels The Globe and Finds Inspiration Within on New Album Prospect out November 5 via 22ND SENTRY/Thirty Tigers
New Tour Dates Announced for 2022Listen to New Single "Danger" and the Incredible Story Behind on This Week's Episode of NPR's All Songs Considered: https://n.pr/3rGI281
“Powerfully moving” (NPR) songwriter AHI has announced his new album Prospect to be released November 5 via 22ND SENTRY/Thirty Tigers. The ten-song collection builds on the Toronto musician's songwriting rooted in the lessons of community, uplift and oneness that he has drawn from years spent backpacking across the world, including extended stays in the Ethiopian Highlands and jungles of Trinidad before pursuing a career in music. In his still young career, AHI has already earned top accolades from Canadian tastemakers like the CBC and Juno Awards alongside early excitement from American audiences following a Tiny Desk Concert and opening shows at iconic venues like Radio City Music Hall and Red Rocks.
Prospect, produced by GRAMMY Award winner Paul Mabury in Nashville, finds AHI taking a turn inward to reflect on his own identity as well as what he's seen in his local community. Nowhere is this more evident than on new single "Danger," which premiered earlier this week via NPR Music's All Songs Considered. The song, which originally came to AHI in a dream, tells the story of a mother named Evelyn who loses her son to a stray bullet. Shortly after writing “Danger,” AHI was connected through a series of serendipitous events with Evelyn Fox, a fellow Torontonian whose own tragic loss of her child eerily echoed the song’s story. Fox urged AHI to share the song as a way to shine a light on the issue and bring comfort to others, and in doing so he was reassured that in this life there are no coincidences. Evelyn Fox also appears in the poignant music video for "Danger" alongside AHI, which was directed by Hyst Films and captured on Toronto's Adelaide Street, which is referenced by AHI in the song's lyrics.
“This universe can often leave us feeling small and insignificant,” says AHI, “but I truly believe that our lives are part of something bigger and more meaningful than we understand. You and I are the prospect, and it’s important to live our lives like they’re worth something because our impact on each other is far more immense than we can ever imagine.”
Listen to "Danger" and watch the new video from AHI here:
A conversation with AHI about the song via NPR Music's All Songs Considered: https://n.pr/3rGI281
Pre-order Prospect here: https://orcd.co/prospect
For AHI, Prospect also serves as a journey of self-discovery, liberation and fully embracing himself, stating that "as a Black man, I’ve always been very conscious of the ways people can pigeonhole you before they’ve even heard your music. I made an intentional decision not to put my face on my first two albums because I wanted people to listen to the music before they made any kind of judgments.” Now with Prospect, AHI not only shines on the album's cover but also as his true self throughout the record. AHI will bring Prospect around the world in 2022, with a full list of announced tour dates below and much more to come.
Prospect Track List
Prospect
Danger
Lift Me Again
Coldest Fire
Say It To Me
Until You
Echo
Cool Of The Day
Full Circle
On Your Way
AHI Tour Dates
02.16 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
02.17 - Ottawa, ON - NAC Studio Theatre
02.18 - Montreal, QC - L'Astral (Montréal en Lumière Festival)
02.19 - Quebec City, QC - Palais Montcalm (Salle d'Youville)
02.22 - New York, NY - Baby's All Right
02.23 - Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java
02.24 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live (upstairs)
02.26 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
02.27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
03.01 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
03.02 - San Francisco, CA - Amado's
03.04 - Vancouver, BC - St James Hall
03.05 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile (Theater)