They make poignant soul that’s fresh sounding at all angles. Most importantly, Choose Your Weapon stands on its own as one of the year’s best albums.
Hiatus Kaiyote may be part of the burgeoning Australian scene that is firing out creative talents at a bullet-like rate ... but this quartet have a whole different ball game altogether. Proud at playing Australian rules football with their compositions.
Redoing this review because this deserves some LOVE. This album never does what you expect it to do, Hiatus Kaiyote like a metre change in particular. My favourite example of this is probably the switch from 4/4 to 6/8 on Jekyll + that piano riff, perfection. The creativity on this is off the chart, Nai Palm’s signature vocals fit so well with the dense instrumentals. the vocal harmony and instrumental countermelodies together make some of the most complex music made in the 2010s. The ... read more
AMAZING!
If you haven't been impressed with the works of art pop from the last decade, Melbourne neo-soul band "Hiatus Kayote" gotchu covered.
You want the good stuff, bro. You want the type of shit that keeps you on all 10 of your toes. You can start with the track: "Shaolin Monk Motherfunk", so you know exactly what we're dealing with.
You're hooked on that rusty reverb that blankets over watery piano chords to serve as the intro. It's a wonder how you've been ... read more
I had no idea what to expect with Choose Your Weapon other than it had a kick ass album cover art, but after playing it I was completely blindsided by the R&B and Neo-Soul smacking me across the face. I will say this sounds great, there is no denying that, but as an album overall it feels so plain for some reason. Nothing really stands out to me and I really don't know how I should feel about this album because it simply exists and that's about it for me. I will also say there are way ... read more
My favourite from the band! While it does have some pretty bad lows, it also has some amazing highs, and the whole theme of video games around the album is really cool too!
One of the most interesting jazz inspired R&B projects of recent years. Nearing a decade on Choose Your Weapon's release, I feel this album still holds up as Haitus Kaiyote's most successful release of being experimental but also staying true to their sound. Everything you want from this group's typical sound is here, beautiful progressions, layered vocals, and buttery drum and basslines. One of my favorite aspects of listening to them is falling into the groove of a nice and smooth ... read more
1 | Choose Your Weapon 1:34 | 81 |
2 | Shaolin Monk Motherfunk 5:51 | 91 |
3 | Laputa 2:26 | 72 |
4 | Creations Part One 0:50 | 70 |
5 | Borderline With My Atoms 6:02 | 83 |
6 | Breathing Underwater 5:44 | 92 |
7 | Cicada 0:38 | 80 |
8 | Swamp Thing 5:00 | 81 |
9 | Fingerprints 4:17 | 84 |
10 | Jekyll 5:33 | 81 |
11 | Prince Minikid 2:50 | 76 |
12 | Atari 6:09 | 86 |
13 | By Fire 5:04 | 86 |
14 | Creations Part Two 1:01 | 90 |
15 | The Lung 4:54 | 87 |
16 | Only Time All the Time / Making Friends With Studio Owl 1:03 | 81 |
17 | Molasses 4:50 | 94 |
18 | Building a Ladder 5:42 | 84 |
#11 | / | Okayplayer |
#15 | / | FasterLouder |
/ | AllMusic |