“His voice and the subject matter are a perfect match for one another.”
- Bob Boilen, NPR All Songs Considered
Today, Toronto musician AHI (pronounced EYE) has released his new studio album Prospect, an “uplifting, original, soulful” (NPR Music) collection of ten inspired songs that blur the lines between roots, folk, pop, and soul. Recorded in Nashville with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Paul Mabury, Prospect serves as a journey of self-discovery and liberation for AHI as he fearlessly grapples with pain, healing, faith, resilience, and identity. While delivering on the promise of his first two critically acclaimed records, the new album finds AHI looking inward with piercing insight and unflinching honesty across tracks that revel in the healing power of human connection (“Lift Me Again”), meditate on the importance of knowing you’ll be heard (“Say It To Me”), and celebrate the transformative joy of true love (“Until You”). Unlike his previous releases, AHI finally reveals his face on theProspect cover as he fully embraces himself, ultimately yielding the most revelatory, relatable, and fully-realized work of his career to date.
Listen to 'Prospect' out today via 22ND SENTRY / Thirty Tigers
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Watch AHI’s brand new video for “Full Circle,” also out today HERE.
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Prospect follows a breakout stretch for the JUNO-nominated Canadian songwriter, including his national TV debut on CBS This Morning and a Tiny Desk Concert, eventually leading to tour dates with the likes of Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin, Michael Franti, and Lauren Daigle at iconic venues like Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks, and The Greek Theatre. While on the road with Daigle for nearly two years, AHI developed a tight bond with her producer Paul Mabury, who he quickly learned would offer him sonic support and philosophical guidance when it came time to record Prospect. “As a black man, I’ve always been very conscious of the ways people can pigeonhole you before they’ve even heard your music,” says AHI. “But Paul embraced me for who I am and purely on my talent.”
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“AHI’s words resonate loudly with BIPOC who at some point in our lives were made to feel ashamed of our colour, food, our accents or the music we make.”
- Errol Nazareth, CBC Radio One
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Currently based in the Toronto area with his tight-knit family of six, AHI spent a number of years backpacking across the globe and absorbing life lessons and inspiration which only strengthened his desire to leave a positive mark on the world. In his own words: “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.”
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More early praise for Prospect:
“Sensational… AHI is leaping from his tightrope and freefalling into a reservoir of self-expression.”
- American Songwriter
“The core of Prospect’s order: a desire for unity, for connection, in context with his very existence. That’s a lot to ask for. Prospect answers with humming, resounding heart.”
- No Depression
“Ever-soulful”
- Relix
“A meditation on our shared humanity.”
- NOCTIS Magazine
“Artists like AHI don’t come around everyday… arguably be the most personal we’ve seen from him thus far.”
- FAULT Magazine
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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
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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)
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