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90
From track to track, one ingenious idea trails another. Vocal melodies and guitar wriggles sneak up and tickle the ears, burbling electronics mingle with spiny acoustic guitars, time signatures abruptly switch and stun.
90
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.
83
As intricate as Hiatus Kaiyote’s songs are on their surfaces, there’s even more to behold in their depths.
80
Hiatus have loaded up as many genres as they could fit in this psychedelic jigsaw of a record.
80
The perfect accompaniment for anything vaguely summer-tinged.
80
This is a love letter to the whole of nature, a self-indulgent trip to the other side of consciousness, an experience you have to fully immerse yourself in to appreciate.
70
As it stands, Hiatus Kaiyote have a great thing going — solid chemistry, unlimited potential — but function like they are still feeling out what they're capable of.
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
Hiatus Kaiyote pulls all the stops on Choose Your Weapon. At times it feels cinematic, in others, it is intimately textured and entrancing. Nai Palm's voice never ceases to draw you in, and the lyrics are infinitely imaginative.
Favorite tracks:
Fingerprints, Borderline with my Atoms, Molasses
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 dope album fresh R&b amazing unique classic favorite song. Breathing Underwater Building a Ladder Molasses Awesome album good music sounds beautiful good vibes. Love song. Listen still listen grown music
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Track List
- Choose Your Weapon
- Shaolin Monk Motherfunk
- Laputa
- Creations Part One
- Borderline with My Atoms
- Breathing Underwater
- Cicada
- Swamp Thing
- Fingerprints
- Jekyll
- Prince Minikid
- Atari
- By Fire
- Creations Part Two
- The Lung
- Only Time All the Time: Making Friends with Studio Owl
- Molasses
- Building a Ladder
Year End Lists
| #11 | / | Okayplayer |
| #15 | / | FasterLouder |
| / | AllMusic |
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Added on: March 29, 2015