HAAi and James Massiah Link Up on “I Wanna Feel Like Someone”
The third single from HAAi's upcoming album DIGITiSE pairs her rave-leaning production with poet James Massiah, ahead of an October 9 release on Mute.
HAAi’s new album campaign just got its most club-ready chapter yet. The Australian-born, London-based producer dropped “I Wanna Feel Like Someone” this week via Mute, a collaboration with poet and vocalist James Massiah — and it’s the third single from her upcoming album DIGITiSE, due October 9.
This one is HAAi in full dancefloor mode. “It’s a track that is purely made from memories of my sets over the years,” she said of the single. “It’s a nod to so much of the music I play and have played, and was a really fun track to make for the dancefloor.” Massiah, for his part, said he’s “always grateful when an artist I respect finds a new way to present my voice.” Fair — his half-spoken delivery over her rolling, rave-leaning production is the hook here.
If you’ve caught one of HAAi’s marathon sets — she’s one of the most reliably fun selectors in the UK right now — you’ll recognize the DNA immediately. DIGITiSE picks up where last year’s HUMANiSE left off, with ten tracks inspired by her all-night-long DJ sets, and the guest list is delightfully all over the place: Echonomist, Skybreak, ILA, Kaiden Ford, and even Cantoalegre, a children’s choir from Colombia. That’s the fun of a HAAi record — you never quite know what’s coming, but it always moves.
She’s also giving the album the send-off it deserves. HAAi’s DIGITiSE album all-nighter is set for October 31, 2026, at EartH in Hackney, East London — an all-night-long set on Halloween, which honestly might be the single best booking of the season. If her past all-nighters are anything to go by, expect everything from breaks and techno to full-on pop detours before sunrise.
“I Wanna Feel Like Someone” is out now on all platforms via Mute, and DIGITiSE lands October 9. If your algorithm has been feeding you nothing but tech house all summer, consider this your palate cleanser — HAAi remains one of the few artists making club music that sounds like nobody else’s.
