Choose Your WeaponВ is slated to arrive May 5th via Flying Buddha, so check pack for more supporting sounds and sights, as well as the preorder link in the weeks to comes. Once Nai Palm began to sing, the crowd instantly sank into an infatuated state. And now we have our very first taste of that anxiously anticipated follow-up to their stud debut (and Grammy nominated) record Tawk TomahawkВ with the arrival of the breakneck and erruptive, Stevie Wonder-channeling cut вЂњBreathing Underwater,вЂќ which is available for your listening pleasure, along with a lengthy list of tour dates ( including our own SXSW showcase) below. Recently, Hiatus Kaiyote blessed Chicago with their soulful presence. Lucky Dave, Yebba - How Much Can a Heart Take. Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper - Born Again. Their new record is even more ambitious and we get a taste with a live session recorded at Apogee Studio, hosted by KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd. BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, Kenyon Dixon, Charlie Bereal - Bring It on Home. Late last year, we were treated to the dazzling, three-track By FireВ EP, which acted as a sort of bridge piece for their forthcoming Choose Your WeaponВ LP. Soul/funk/jazz collective Hiatus Kaiyote received a Grammy nomination for their debut and found big name fans in Prince, Questlove, Erykah Badu, and more. October 20В вЂ“ Washington D.C.ItвЂ™s been a real pleasure to see and hear how AustraliaвЂ™s future-soul ambassadors Hiatus Kaiyote have elevated themselves and their sound with each and every note over the past few years. October 19В вЂ“ Charlotte, NC The Visualite Theater October 14В вЂ“ Minneapolis, Fine Line Music CafГ© October 11 вЂ“ Denver, CO The Gothic Theater October 8 вЂ“ Vancouver, BC Venue Nightclub October 6 вЂ“ San Francisco, CA The Filmore Hiatus Kaiyote will be back on the road in Australia before returning stateside in October. вЂњI guess our role as artists is to stimulate the imaginations of people, and hopefully thatвЂ™s timeless, instead of just having me in a bikini or some shit.вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s really beautiful that more contemporary artists are breaking through into the mainstream,вЂќ Palm says. These themes may not be universally clear through the video alone, but Palm reasons, вЂњIt stimulates imagination, and I feel like people are afraid to do that nowadays.вЂќ She expresses admiration for other artists such as Kendrick Lamar and FKA Twigs, noting their emergence into mainstream culture. вЂњI just wanted to show the world that there are different forms of loving beyond singing about why your boyfriend didnвЂ™t call you.вЂќ The flower metaphorically describes вЂњthe love that an artisan would put into his lifeвЂ™s work, or the love that goes into designing a tattoo,вЂќ Palm says. MalianВ kora musician Toumani DiabatГ© inspired the lead guitar riff, with the song lyrically referencing the Jericho Rose, a native plant of the desert that can survive up to a century without water but blossoms within minutes of rainfall. But the songВ also draws influence from the Sahara Desert and PalmвЂ™s desire to вЂњwrite a love song that isnвЂ™t just a romantic love song, but about different forms of love that we experience on a day-to-day basis.вЂќД®very Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best Palm wrote the song out of a motivation to impress Stevie Wonder, who she describes as her вЂњultimate.вЂќ WonderвЂ™s influence on the track is evident in the strong synth bass line and mid-song key change. The track comes from Choose Your Weapon, the bandвЂ™s follow-up to their 2012 Grammy-nominated debut Tawk Tomahawk. вЂњLike old school science experiments you learn in the first grade.вЂќ Rising Australian funk-soul group Hiatus Kaiyote visualize a conversation between the elements while addressing the various forms of love in their new video for the soulful, jazzy вЂњBreathing Underwater,вЂќ premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone.Дirected by Breeder, a production company who have contributed to projects like the Season 1 True DetectiveВ title sequence,В the clipВ focuses on the duality between water and sand, bookmarked by swirling,В rippling images.вЂќThey did it in a really organic way which was super cool,вЂќ frontwoman Nai Palm tells Rolling Stone.

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