



In no particular order, here are some of our favourite jazz meets soul artist in Aus: Hiatus Kaiyoteīio – Grammy nominated Melbourne contemporary soul outfit, Hiatus Kaiyote is a collaboration between four individuals. If there’s one thing that the project has highlighted so far it’s that there’s so much local talent out there doing amazing things and making great music so why not celebrate that with a little feature list. The delay comes in part due to Nai Palm’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2018 after she underwent a life-saving mastectomy, the band resumed recording.On a dreary Sunday arvo and as we farewell our Jazz Meets Soul week edition of the Learn it Live Project we thought we’d end things on a high note ’90s mixtape style. “Chivalry Is Not Dead” follows previous Mood Valiant singles “Red Room” and “Get Sun.” The album marks their first in six years, as Choose Your Weapon was released back in 2015. Examples from the natural world that are fucking with the status quo.” I’m gonna write a song that’s 3:40 long, and it’s about sex, but I’m gonna make it fucking weird. “So ‘Chivalry’ was me fucking with the ‘hit record’ formula. “After we did Choose Your Weapon, we had to make radio edits of our songs, and all of our shit is like six or seven minutes long!” lead singer Nai Palm recalls. The funky track has an unusual and NSFW subject matter: the bizarre mating rituals of leopard slugs (who turn fluorescent during copulation) and seahorses (who lock tails and dance). Melbourne-based band Hiatus Kaiyote have released “Chivalry Is Not Dead,” the latest single from their upcoming album Mood Valiant, out June 25th via Brainfeeder Records/Ninja Tune.
