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Barney McAll, revered in jazz circles, has now made what might be the most popular record of his career.

In these challenging times, soul and R&B walked tall and carried a big stick, while also being a much-needed balm and source of warmth in 2021.

The Melbourne-based soul quartet used layered bass tracks, a pointy headstock guitar, old solid-state amps, samples, countermelodies, strange syncopations, and a Brazilian composer to create the complex and colorful Mood Valiant.

The Grove in Coburg might give off the vibes of a cliched 20-30-something sharehouse. Inside it’s a studio for a leading Australian producer.

Bluesy, jazzy and soulful, Emma Donovan is one of Australia’s finest artists - and one of its most charming.

The Grove in Coburg might give off the vibes of a cliched 20-30-something sharehouse. Inside it’s a studio for a leading Australian producer.

Hiatus Kaiyote Performs ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ Watch the band assemble at their Melbourne recording studio to perform songs from the recently released Mood Valiant LP. By Scott Bernstein Aug 4, 2021 • 12:38 pm PDT Australia’s Hiatus Kaiyote decorated their The Villa recording studio in Melbourne with all sorts of props in time to film a new installment of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series. The quartet was joined by backing vocalists for performances of five songs from t...

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Musics Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. Its the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Melbourne alt-soul collective Hiatus Kaiyote tricked out its avant-garde recording studio, The Villa, and lathered it with props: a miniature desk, alien costumes, and loads of furry friends. Frontwoman Nai Palm shared with me th...

Bandcamp / Buy The Australian quartet Hiatus Kaiyote are hyper-professional players, prone to the type of musical indulgences most appreciated by audiences of tuition-paying jazz performance majors. Luckily, they also have a knack for breezy neo-soul that is as inviting as it is impressive. At the center of their sound is guitarist and R&B vocalist Nai Palm, and the success of Hiatus Kaiyote songs depends on the way her bandmates accompany her singular, heroic voice. At their best, parti...

Hiatus Kaiyote New Zealand Shows Announced Chris Cudby / Friday 7th May, 2021 9:00AM    Naomi "Nai Palm" Saalfield, Grammy-nominated Melburnians Hiatus Kaiyote have pounced at the opportunity presented by our current Australasian travel bubble, announcing today special headline events at Aucklands Powerstation and Wellingtons Opera House. Last here in Aotearoa for WOMAD NZ 2020 (which took place immediately before our first lockdown) the globally beloved future soul crew have since a...