Release: AHI - Prospect

AHI - Prospect

Release date: Friday, November 5th 2021

(Thirty Tigers) - V2 Records''

“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 who loses her son to a random act of gun violence. Shortly after writing “Danger,” AHI was connected via a local minister with Evelyn Fox, a fellow Torontonian whose own tragic loss of her child 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. 

“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.”

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.

For more information contact: Stefan.Hayes@v2benelux.com