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. Behind everything is Hiatus’ familiar sense of musical adventure, their knack for making the complex sound simple. The result is an album that relaxes into a groove: sunlit, sublime, masterful. My only wish is to live and offer my experience of time and beauty.Mood Valiant has been in the making for six years, but that interval reflects more hustle than hiatus. “I guess after the breast cancer scare I decided that I needed to prove to life that the offering I have is genuine. “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. Along with the album news, comes the lead-single “Get Sun (feat. No longer content to simply capture the sound of four extremely talented musicians in one piece together, they transform into something more expansive and psychedelic. Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake-with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his Scorpion album. At Valiant mood, Hiatus Kaiyote approaches a unity of virtuosity and feeling. The new project comes after being sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson.
The band (Nai Palm on guitar and vocals, Paul Bender on bass, Simon Mavin on keys, and Perrin Moss on drums) first broke out in 2021 with Tawk Tomahawk LP, which got praise from the industry and established artists alike.
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The album is the follow up to the Australian outfit’s previous release Choose Your Weapon. Melbourne-based band Hiatus Kaiyote recently dropped their latest full album release Mood Valiant via Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune. Hiatus Kaiyote, have announced have announced their forthcoming release Mood Valiant, will drop on June 25th via Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune.