The hugely influential Hiatus Kaiyote release a deluxe reissue of their 2012 independently released debut album, ‘Tawk Tomahawk’, on Brainfeeder Records.

In 2014 they were nominated for Best R&B Performance for album track ‘Nakamarra’ at the GRAMMY Awards.

This reissue follows on from their most accomplished record yet, ‘Mood Valiant’ (2021), which was also nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2022 GRAMMYs and Best R&B Record at the 2022 A2IM Libera Awards.

The band is comprised of Naomi ‘Nai Palm’ Saalfield (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums).

Their music has found fans in hip-hop, and was sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce and Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake – with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his ‘Scorpion’ album.

Hiatus Kaiyote received overwhelming critical acclaim for ‘Tawk Tomahawk’ and for their live shows, and they have found fans in the industry’s leading figures, like Prince, Erykah Badu and Questlove, and tastemakers like BBC’s Gilles Peterson, KCRW’s Anthony Valadez and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Played globally renowned festivals including Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Treasure Island Festival, Roots Picnic, Greenroom Festival, Osheaga Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Cape Town Jazz Festival and more.

They have toured extensively, playing headline shows including sold out dates at O2 Brixton Academy, Sydney Opera House, The Novo, Brooklyn Steel and Somerset House, as well as direct supports for Palais Theatre with Erykah Badu and Family Matters Tour with Chance The Rapper.

For fans of Thundercat, Erykah Badu, Solange, Lianne La Havas, Charlotte Day Wilson, Nai Palm, Nick Hakim, Little Dragon, Moses Sumney.

“Life-affirming, genre-defying cosmic soul” – The New York Times

Red Transparent vinyl LP with bonus 7” featuring ‘Nakamarra (ft. Q-Tip)’ and

‘Boom Child (Clever Austin Remix)’.