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Hiatus Kaiyote

Hiatus Kaiyote ( hy-AY-təs kay-YOH-tee) is an Australian jazz/funk band formed in Melbourne in 2011, made up of singer/guitarist Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss.

Albums

2012 Tawk Tomahawk
2015 Choose Your Weapon
2021 Mood Valiant
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10 JULY 2026
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The TivoliBrisbane QLD
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New Music: Hiatus Kaiyote - By Fire EP
Grammy nominated band Hiatus Kaiyote have just dropped their electronic, soul infused EP In Fire.. One of the most impressive Australian stories of musical triumph in recent years is Hiatus Kaiyote; a band that dabbles in electronic-infused R&B, and were the first Australian group to be nominated for a Grammy in the R&B Performance catergory. You can listen to the award-nominated single, Nakamarra, HERE. They also played a stunning set in Melbourne as part of a Boiler Room series, which you can re-watch here, along with downloading the audio from the set. They've also just released a three track EP, By Fire, ahead of their sophomore album, Choose Your Weapon, which will arrive in the new year. By Fire as a whole highlights Nai Palm's scintillating voice, the merging of electronic polyrhythms with more traditional rhythm and blues and lashings of otherwordly moods. It's this refreshing distillation of both organic and seemingly artifical sounds that creates a vibrant love affair. The ti
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Red Bull Music Academy x Boiler Room Chronicles - Australia
Boiler Room delves deeper into the Australian club scene with a new web series.. Well, this is cool. Red Bull Music Academy has teamed up with Boiler Room (who broadcast net streams of live DJ sets from clubs around the world) to create a special web series that hones in on Australian producer and DJ talent, to be launched with Boiler Room’s biggest Australian show to date. Entitled Chronicles, each episode will focus on an artist or group, and will see them not only perform a special live set for Boiler Room, but also curate a line up of artists past and present who have inspired them as an artist. Soulful R & B quartet Hiatus Kaiyote, who performed for Boiler Room when they came to Australia in 2013 (you can watch that show HERE), are the first cab off the rank to play Chronicles, which kicks off in Melbourne on Nov 21. They’ve chosen their mentor, Brooklyn-based producer, composer, beatboxer and pianist Taylor McFerrin, to play their show. McFerrin first noticed Hiatus Kaiyote on hi
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Tour: Sonic Architects' National Conference
Hiatus Kaiyote, Remi, Kirkis, Silent Jay and Jace XL are getting in the tour bus.. Featuring four boundary-pushing Melbourne-based artists, the Sound Architect's National Conference is taking in all capital cities this November/December for a four-hour live soundclash featuring some of this country's brightest new breed. Hiatus Kaiyote, Remi, Kirkis and Silent Jay & Jace XL will combine for a unique run of shows featuring artists from four different schools of sound, all sharing a focus on innovation. Enjoy a few tasters below of what to expect, along with the tour dates after that: TOUR DATES: PERTH – THE BAKERY – SAT NOV 29  (TICKETS) ADELAIDE – THE GOV – SUN NOV 30  (TICKETS) MELBOURNE – THE CORNER HOTEL – FRI DEC 5  (TICKETS) BRISBANE – THE HIFI – SAT DEC 6  (TICKETS) BYRON BAY – THE BREWERY – SUN DEC 7  (TICKETS) HOBART – BRISBANE HOTEL – SAT DEC 13  (TICKETS) SYDNEY – THE METRO – SUN DEC 14  (TICKETS) More info HERE.
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