Hiatus Kaiyote - "Sip Into Something Soft" from the 2021 album Mood Valiant on Brainfeeder.

Two-time Grammy nominated neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote have returned after a six-year... well... "hiatus." During that time, members of the Australian jazz/funk group explored solo and side projects. Then, in 2018, vocalist/guitarist Nai Palm (real name: Naomi Saalfield) was diagnosed with breast cancer, the same disease she confronted in her childhood when her mother was diagnosed and died from it. The band's new album, Mood Valiant, was named in tribute to her late mom. 

“I don’t know how she afforded it, but she had two Valiant station wagons. And we were ratbags,” Saalfield toldNME. “A Valiant is like a Kingswood, a trashy Aussie car. I like the idea that it’s not a Lamborghini like you usually see. It’s a flex because it’s really daggy. The badass side of me comes from my mum being incredibly stylish. I also really like the word valiant – it’s so uplifting and righteous.”

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Hiatus Kaiyote - "Sip Into Something Soft" from the 2021 album Mood Valiant on Brainfeeder.
Two-time Grammy nominated neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote have returned after a six-year... well... "hiatus." During that time, members of the Australian jazz/funk group explored solo and side projects. Then, in 2018, vocalist/guitarist Nai Palm (real name: Naomi Saalfield) was diagnosed with breast cancer, the same disease she confronted in her childhood when her mother was diagnosed and died from it. The band's new album, Mood Valiant, was named in tribute to her late mom.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how she afforded it, but she had two Valiant station wagons. And we were ratbags,&rdquo; Saalfield told<a href="https://www.nme.com/en_au/big-reads/hiatus-kaiyote-cover-interview-2021-mood-valiant-2980549"> NME</a>. &ldquo;A Valiant is like a Kingswood, a trashy Aussie car. I like the idea that it&rsquo;s not a Lamborghini like you usually see. It&rsquo;s a flex because it&rsquo;s really daggy. The badass side of me comes from my mum being incredibly stylish. I also really like the word valiant &ndash; it&rsquo;s so uplifting and righteous.&rdquo;
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