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Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Hiatus Kaiyote

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Hiatus Kaiyote is an incredibly talented group of four Australian musicians—vocalist and guitarist Nai Palm, drummer Perrin Moss, bassist Paul Bender and Simon Mavin on keys. But those aren’t permanent stations for any of them, they often move between instruments and all contribute to writing some of the most beautiful soulful music of the last decade.

Their latest album, Love Heart Cheat Code, came out earlier this year. It's the group’s fourth proper album and features some of their strongest songwriting yet while still managing to weave in some of the incredibly complex musical ideas they’re known for.

For today's episode, Justin Richmond met up with Hiatus Kaiyote at NRG Studios in Los Angeles, at the end of their US tour to talk through their new album. They also touch on their role as collaborators within—and outside of—the group, and we'll hear them perform a live set.

To see the full video version of this episode along with the band’s performance, visit YouTube.com/BrokenRecordPodcast.

You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Hiatus Kaiyote songs HERE.

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0:00.0

Pushkin.

0:10.8

Today on the show, we have Hyattis Keote in conversation and in performance.

0:16.0

This incredibly talented group of four Australians have dazzled audiences,

0:20.6

making fans of not only

0:21.7

laymen like myself, but also have some incredibly interesting and accomplished musicians,

0:26.7

like Erica Padu, Robert Glasper, and even Willow Smith. They've also been able to collaborate

0:32.3

with giants of music, like Q-Tip, Salam Remy, and Brazil's Arthur Verrocay.

0:38.8

The group, Hyattis Keote, is vocalist and guitarist Napalm, drummer Perrin Moss, bassist Paul

0:44.5

Bender, and on keys, Simon Maven.

0:47.9

But those aren't permanent stations for them.

0:50.4

Any of the four at any time can move between instruments and all contribute to writing some of the most beautiful, soulful music of the last decade.

0:57.9

Their latest album to come out just earlier this year is Loveheart Sheet Code.

1:02.4

It's the group's fourth proper album and features to my mind some of their strongest songwriting yet,

1:07.4

while still managing to weave in some of the incredibly complex musical ideas they're

1:11.3

known for. I met with the foursome at Energy Studios in Los Angeles at the end of their U.S.

1:16.4

tour to talk through the new album, their role as collaborators within and outside of the group,

1:21.5

and to witness their magic up close and personal.

1:26.6

This is Broken Record.

1:28.7

Liner Notes for the Digital Age.

1:30.4

I'm Justin Richmond.

1:34.2

Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks,

1:38.2

and listeners everywhere rejoiced.

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