anaiis

London-based polymath anaiis (whose name appears in lowercase as a tribute to educator, author and activist bell hooks) makes the kind of music that speaks to an innate sense of wonder. anaiis makes the kind of music that speaks to an innate sense of wonder. Her songs explore transformation, connection, and the possibilities that emerge when we embrace change with curiosity and grace.

Recorded at 5dB Studios in London, her latest album Devotion & The Black Divine leans into uncertainty and acceptance. New motherhood has been a core influence. It deepened anaiis’ understanding of how to react with grace, create with freedom, and capture the reality of being human, unposed and unpredictable. That internal expansion is audible across the record, which holds a wide emotional range without losing its still point. 

Inadvertently, anaiis seems to be in conversation with her surroundings, as the album is an expansive effort that has anaiis shoving herself—lovingly, as you’ll come to learn by listening through—to the edges of her comfort zone. She writes from the collective consciousness, where the main protagonist in her music is often the vast array of human emotions.