★★★★★
There seems to be somewhat of a hype surrounding this Melbourne four-piece. And maybe a three track EP may not be enough evidence upon which to base a judgement as to whether it's justified, but to these ears they're not quite there.
By Fire is far from bad. It opens very strongly with the five minute title track, which is a very slinky, breezy groove, with vocalist Nai Palm's sultry, soulful voice crooning sweet nothings over the top, and suggests a super-cool take on modern funk/soul...
- www.beat.com.au
2014-12-30
★★★★★
The frightening cover art on Hiatus Kaiyote's debut LP Tawk Tomahawk, displays the ferocious floating head of a coyote. Perhaps it conveys the horror that a narrow-minded, conservative listener may experience when hearing this record for the first time. This LP is unsuitable for an ear obsessed with conventional music; an ear that is unable or unwilling to look beyond Genre...
- www.beat.com.au
2013-08-28
★★★★★
This Australian band's debut album is an expansive set of cosmic soul inflected with jazz, hip hop, various electronic styles and more, with imaginative arrangements featuring tricky time signatures, skittering beats, twinkling keyboards, smooth guitars, ambient samples and slinky lead vocals. (The album was released last year in Australia with limited distribution - it's now being released in the US for the first time.) 8/16/2013
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- kexp.org
2013-08-17
★★★★★
From their curious name to their poetic, abstruse lyrics, Melbourne four-piece future-soul band Hiatus Kaiyote exude otherworldliness. While there's nothing super-Australian about their sound - no didgeridoos in the background - the ambient flourishes and nonconformist song structures evoke the untamed landscape of their native land...
- nowtoronto.com
2013-08-01
★★★★★
Melbourne, Australia's Hiatus Kaiyote have been making the blogosphere rounds of late, largely on the strength of smooth joint "Nakamarra." Realizing they're onto something, the "future soul" group double-down on that track with new album , adding a "remix" that features legendary rapper Q-Tip to complete the neo-soul throwback aesthetic...
- exclaim.ca
2013-08-08
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