Released 25 June 2021 on Brainfeeder (catalog no. Rated 84 in the best albums of 2021. Featured peformers: Nai Palm (vocals, guitar), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keyboards), Clever Austin (drums). A lot can happen in 6 years. For Australian nu-jazz/future-soul band Hiatus Kaiyote, and especially for their lead singer Nai Palm, the past half-decade, since their acclaimed 2015 album Choose Your Weapon, was a roller-coaster - a busy touring schedule, lots of new creative ideas & music writing, as well as fighting breast cancer and coping with the loss of her dear rescue bird, Charlie.Hiatus Kaiyote is comprised of Naomi Nai Palm Saalfield (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums) The new album.If Questlove ever is able to organize a follow-up concert to the one documented in his award-winning film "Summer of Soul," it doesn't appear that rapper DaBaby will be invited to perform.Hiatus Kaiyote.
For some, that may be a loss of some of the charm of the group, while others may see it as a broadening of their musical palette—for me, the balance is expertly maintained. There are frequent references to animals and nature—even on the delicious, heart-broken groove of “Sparkle Tap Break Up.” Waratah, cobras and Deadly Nightshade mentions combine with Nai Palm’s imperious delivery to create another gem.It is noticeable that this album, in comparison to those that came before, is less given to sudden changes in tempo and tangential investigations mid-song. She cuts through the stutter and stammer of the inventive drum patterns, constantly wringing the feeling out of every word, every syllable.Album closer “Blood and Marrow” goes beyond its mere title to offer birds tweeting and the sound of the forest once again.
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