發行年份
2021
專輯廠牌
Ninja Tune
$1150
專輯介紹
墨爾本當今質感超群的Neo Soul樂團，混合爵士與電子等元素，音域超廣的主唱Nai Palm，毫不費力般的唱著時而有力、時而鬆軟、花俏又多變的R&B節奏。
《Choose Your Weapon》就像在雨林生態系中穿梭般，豐沛的創造力與爆發力，在當年拿下各方好評之後，Anderson .Paak、Kendrick Lamar、Drake甚至碧昂絲與Jay-Z都陸續採樣了他們的歌曲。
《Mood Valiant》是在主唱Nai罹患乳癌，全員休團與疾病痊癒後，睽違六年的成熟之作。彷彿如專輯中一曲
Twice Grammy nominated, Melbourne-based group Hiatus Kaiyote returns to announce their new album Mood Valiant, out June 25th via Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune. Comprised of Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums), the new album is the follow up to their 2015 album Choose Your Weapon, which Rolling Stone described as "a stunning step up". The new project comes after being sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake—with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his Scorpion album.
The announcement of Mood Valiant also comes alongside the first single "Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)" The new album has been in the making for six years, but that interval reflects more hustle than hiatus. The result is an album that relaxes into a groove: sunlit, sublime, masterful. Behind everything is Hiatus familiar sense of musical adventure, their knack for making the complex sound simple.
The six year journey of the album originally began on the road, as they began to add new material to their live sets in while touring in support of Choose Your Weapon. By the fall of 2018, backing tracks had largely been laid, ready for Nai s vocals. Then, during a brief swing through the U.S., Hiatus s frontwoman was diagnosed with breast cancer. “That was a massive scare,” recalls Nai. Her mother s death from the same disease was never far from her mind. Nai rushed back to Australia and into the hospital, where she underwent a life-saving mastectomy. As Nai recovered, the band turned back to their work with altered perspectives. Her lyrics, even those written before her illness, took on a prescient quality. It was not until a trip to Rio de Janeiro in late-2019 to work with legendary Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai on "Get Sun" that the vibe of the entire album shifted.
This is apparent in this first single Hiatus Kaiyote is sharing today, "Get Sun" featuring Arthur Verocai. The track came together during a session in Australia s Byron Bay. “It was really exciting and fun to play at the time,” recalls Perrin Moss. The song took a transcontinental trip to finish. Perrin had introduced the band to the work of Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai, whose self-titled 1970s album, Perrin says, “changed my world.”
Verocai agreed to add strings and horns and asked if the band would be attending the session in Rio de Janeiro. Nai Palm says: “We were like, That would be amazing, but we could never afford it." The band eventually engineered a mini-tour to pay for the flights, and both the schlep and the expense ended up yielding a spiritual, tearful experience for the band— the kindness of Verocai and the alchemy of Brazil left them inspired to create two more tracks for the LP in an all-night session.
“When you think your life is going to be taken away from you, it makes you think about who you are,” Nai says. “I guess after the breast cancer scare I decided that I needed to prove to life that the offering I have is genuine. My only wish is to live and offer my experience of time and beauty.”
Listen to "Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)" above, find further album details below and stay tuned for more from Hiatus Kaiyote coming soon.