Hiatus Kaiyote Vinyl Records
Hiatus Kaiyote arrived in the early 2010s with a progressive mix of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop that they termed future soul. The Australian band's dynamic fusion of left-field sounds has been set further apart by the raspy yet graceful vocals of Nai Palm, a poetic songwriter who has drawn inspiration from animated fantasy films and nature while articulating a broad spectrum of emotions with imaginative metaphors. Each one of their first two albums, Tawk Tomahawk (2012) and Choose Your Weapon (2015), features a Grammy-nominated recording, namely "Nakamarra" and "Breathing Underwater," while the latter LP was nominated for an ARIA award in the category of Best Urban Album.