![]() ![]() ![]() “When you think your life is going to be taken away from you, it makes you think about who you are,” Nai says. 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. Verocai agreed to add strings and horns and asked if the band would be attending the session in Rio de Janeiro. ![]() Perrin had introduced the band to the work of Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai, whose self-titled 1970s album, Perrin says, “changed my world.” The song took a transcontinental trip to finish. “It was really exciting and fun to play at the time,” recalls Perrin Moss. The track came together during a session in Australia’s Byron Bay. This is apparent in this first single Hiatus Kaiyote is sharing today, “Get Sun” featuring Arthur Verocai. It wasn’t 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. Her lyrics, even those written before her illness, took on a prescient quality. As Nai recovered, the band turned back to their work with altered perspectives. Nai rushed back to Australia and into the hospital, where she underwent a life-saving mastectomy. Her mother’s death from the same disease was never far from her mind. Then, during a brief swing through the U.S., Hiatus’s frontwoman was diagnosed with breast cancer. By the fall of 2018, backing tracks had largely been laid, ready for Nai’s vocals. 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. Along with the album news, comes the lead-single “Get Sun (feat. Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake-with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his Scorpion album. The new project comes after being sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson. The album is the follow up to the Australian outfit’s previous release Choose Your Weapon. ![]() Hiatus Kaiyote, have announced have announced their forthcoming release Mood Valiant, will drop on June 25th via Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune. ![]()
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