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Eddy Leiva // īlessed with their sound, the crowd remained fluorescent the entire night, exploding for “The World It Softly Lulls,” and Grammy-nominated, “Nakamarra,”– And of course, when they teased us with a listen to 2 unrecorded songs (no names were mentioned), leaving the crowd with blue balls for a new album.Įven so, I was overwhelmed with satisfaction from their performances from previous albums, “Tawk Tomahawk” and “Choose Your Weapon.” Although each album delves into a plethora of different themes, Hiatus Kaiyote manages to uphold an impressive cohesion, (which as Nai Palm has addressed in past interviews) borne from the holy, other-worldly union of 4 incredibly talented humans. Each of them build off each other to create the magnanimous, electric beast that is their sound, which “neo-soul” does not even begin to define. The fluidity and impeccable beauty of Nai Palm’s voice is only elevated live, along with the oozing talent of the three other band members: Perrin Moss (drums), Paul Bender (bass), and Simon Mavin (synth). Just like in Nice, Hiatus Kaiyote did not fail to inspire the crowd. On a Monday night, as I approached the venue, it was evident that a mass of people were wrapped around the corner– I already knew that the show was going to be incredible. Money well spent (except for the 9 dollar beers).The first time I saw Hiatus Kaiyote was at the Nice Jazz Festival last summer, performing after Ibeyi, to a crowd of barely 50 that was peppered with empty spots– that was not the scene before me on August 1st at the Paradise Rock Club.
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If you have a chance to see them live, I would definitely recommend it. Very impressive - especially since I didn't know that she could play keys. Mood Valiant has been six years in the making, with solo projects, a breast cancer diagnosis for Hiatus Kaiyote’s lead singer and guitarist, Naomi Saalfield (aka Nai Palm) whose cancer is now in remission after a mastectomy and a pandemic. She was playing a pretty complex bass line while comping with the RH and singing - in meters that shifted between 11/4 and 10/4 as far as I could tell/feel. This week’s album is Mood Valiant, the third record from Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote. She showed of some really impressive LH bass skills in one of their first songs. Lead singer Nai Palm was playing a Korg SV1 for one or two songs as well. It sounded really great but had a tendency to get lost in the mix when the reverb was dialed up. On top of the Kronos he had what looked like a Strymon Big Sky reverb pedal that he ran the MS2000 through. On the second tier he had some kind of Roland keyboard, perhaps just a controller. The keyboardist, Simon Mavin, was playing a Korg Kronos and a Korg MS2000. The newer songs with eight meter changes and breaks every fifth bar can be a bit to much after a while - a bit ostentatious and showy.īut all in all I really liked the concert! I would have to say that I like the older and more 'simple' stuff more as well. However, she really liked some of their older tracks like 'Nakamurra', they are a bit easier to follow rhythmically. It's really groovy with a lot of polyrhythm and breaks - as a musician I find it really interesting to listen to, but my girlfriend - a self proclaimed Taylor Swift lover - found it a bit to "weird" at times. They played a lot of new material from their newest album 'Choose your weapon'. My first comment: Great show! You really have to admire the level of musicianship that these guys have. I had tickets to their concert last night at Gramercy Theatre in NYC.