Hiatus Kaiyote are an unusual bunch of people, eccentric, one might say, especially considering their band name and the name of their album, and their music reflects that. I struggled to get an angle on it, despite the fact that I liked it very much. Compared to the groups second album, Tawk Tomahawk was a bit all over the place whereas the second had a specific sound/goal in place. Odd, quirky, and with a futuristic feel, Tawk Tomahawk presents experimentation and innovation I can’t deny that this is an unusual album. It is housed in a deluxe heavyweight jacket with leather laminate. This album is also unique in the fact that there seems to not be much of a genre/style category for all the songs on it. This LP is released as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on transparent yellow vinyl. A newly updated version of “Nakamarra” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, and the song “The World It Softly Lulls” was later sampled by Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their 2018 song “713”. ![]() Hiatus Kaiyote were subsequently named the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by Gilles Peterson at the Worldwide Music Awards, and soon the band got signed to Sony Music's new sublabel Flying Buddha, where Tawk Tomahawk was licensed to as the label's first-ever release in 2013. ![]() It resulted in public endorsements by famous artists like Erykah Badu, Questlove, Prince, Animal Collective and Dirty Projectors. ![]() Australian jazz-funk band Hiatus Kaiyote released their debut album Tawk Tomahawk independently in April 2012.
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