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Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake-with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his Scorpion album and in jazz, when Robert Glasper invited the band to appear on his album of Miles Davis remakes, Everything’s Beautiful. Their music found fans in hip-hop, sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson. Still, their music defied categorization: Some called it “neo-soul,” others “future soul” the band calls it, simply, wondercore. Their first R&B Grammy nomination, for their song “Nakamarra,” was followed by a second for “Breathing Underwater,” from their sophomore album, 2015’s Choose Your Weapon. Melbourne-based, worldwide-beloved, twice-Grammy-nominated Hiatus Kaiyote returns in 2021 with their new album Mood Valiant and to celebrate, the band are going on tour.Ĭomprised of Nai Palm (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums), Hiatus Kaiyote broke internationally in 2012 with their first LP, Tawk Tomahawk, which was praised by simpatico musical travelers from Erykah Badu to Questlove to Prince, and embraced by DJs like the BBC’s Gilles Peterson, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Anthony Valadez (KCRW/Morning Becomes Eclectic). Mood Valiant by Hiatus Kaiyote is now available to stream on all platforms, and physical copies are available for purchase on the band’s website.*** THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED – NEW DATE IS THURSDAY 6th JANUARY 2022 *** Luckily for us, it won’t be long before we can catch Hiatus Kaiyote live, with the group performing live as part of 2021’s Vivid LIVE program in Sydney in August. The stanky rhythms and gold-dipped melodies are impossible to keep still to, and when the album ends, all I want to do is start it again from the beginning. Mood Valiant has made an intense and strong impression. The percussion slowly builds too, adding bass drums and glassy taps throughout before returning to the simple rhythm of the beginning, and eventually, ending sharply to mark the end of an odyssey. Several vocal lines dance around each other, creating an intricate bed harmony. This is a song that sounds and feels special.īlood And Marrow closes off the record, introducing a pulsing heartbeat of synth and 808s, on which the vocals and piano are built. Not once do the piano and vocals lose their unified force, their timbre and dynamics flowing hand in hand, with strings weaving their way in between. Infused with a deep soul, the lush slow piano blows the buttery vocals around like a breeze through leaves. Mood Valiant takes many a twist and turn throughout its journey, with the second last track Stone Or Lavender dramatically softening the mood. Rose Water will send you into an ethereal trance, leaving you with the inability to do anything but embrace all that enters your ears, fully capturing your mind. The flowing harmonies and swaying vocals dance upon the stark funky rhythms of the bass and drums, lining up for hits and accents throughout, as a reminder that this is the perfect product of organised chaos. My personal favourite track of the album, Rose Water, is one of the best examples of how tight and synergised Hiatus Kaiyote are as a group. The track slowly fades into barebones of rhythm towards the end, with various percussion parts adding to the raw and visceral experience that the track provides. Arthur Verocai) is the bright, dancey high point of Mood Valiant, with thick, sun-soaked harmonies from the keys, strings and vocals that melt you to the core, while uncontrollably shaking away to the intricacies of the rhythm, an experience that is much less painful and far more satisfying than it sounds. The bass drum foot of drummer Perrin Moss has the power to realign your heartbeat. This track perfectly blends soft intimacy with a jagged beat.
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It begins by gently easing the listener in with the short introduction of Flight of the Tiger Lily, before oozing sexual energy with Sip Into Something Soft. Unlike the disruptiveness of Hiatus Kaiyote’s recording experience, Mood Valiant flows seamlessly between tracks.