



To be honest, man, I’m looking forward to actually playing a show again! That hasn’t really been a thing we’ve been able to do for… Well, f***ing ages. So Paul, what are you looking forward to most at Bluesfest 2021? Hiatus Kaiyote will take Bluesfest punters on two soaring, soulful journeys through sound when they play on the Sunday (October 3rd) and Monday (October 4th). Well, you aren’t allowed to bring drugs into Bluesfest (nor should you be – don’t do drugs, kids), but if you are down to explore a new plane of euphoria – one far beyond the confines of our mere human existence – they’ll happily take you there with a wondrous spate of silky strumming, kaleidoscopic basslines and angelic vocals. If neither of those tracks ring a bell, maybe you’ve heard a cut or two from their trip-inducing third album, Mood Valiant, which the band minted back in June. They scored a second nom in 2016 for the same award, this time at the hands of “Breathing Underwater”. If you follow the Grammys, you might know them as the first Australian act to be nominated for one of the R&B categories, landing a nom for the Best R&B Performance award with their track “Nakamarra”. They have a seal of approval of musical monoliths like Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Beyoncé, all of whom have sampled the band in the ten years since they broke out onto the scene. “Hiatus Kaiyote’s music stretches and bends every parameter.” - Jon Pareles / The New York Times Hiatus Kaiyote - Get Sun (feat.Hiatus Kaiyote are a frisky and funky four-piece from Melbourne doling out transcendental slivers of blue-eyed soul.

Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake - with whom Nai Palm collaborated with on Scorpion. The new project comes after the band has been sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson. Comprised of Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums), the twice-Grammy-nominated group Hiatus Kaiyote returns to announce their new album Mood Valiant via Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune.
