Hiatus Kaiyote Reveal New Single "Love Heart Cheat Code"
Three-time
GRAMMY-nominated Hiatus Kaiyote releases
the title track single from their forthcoming album 'Love Heart Cheat Code'. Keeping in
line with the album’s themes of cherishing the warmth of platonic love, its
title track “Love Heart Cheat Code” demonstrates
how the same platonic love that the band has for one another seamlessly
translates to their music.
One of Hiatus Kaiyote’s greatest strengths is their ability to write
collectively, and that process is rooted in the deep fun the band has playing
together. The band’s bass player Paul
Bender shares, “Everybody in the
band has an array of toys and sounds and stuff, and I just remember thinking,
‘I wonder how it would sound if I put my little bass pedal on ‘harmonize’ mode?’” Simon on keys then added in chords from
an old Roland RS 505 Paraphonic synthesizer that elicited a eureka moment for
the band and Nai Palm shaped
the jam into what would become the album’s title track.
Nai shares, “‘Love Heart Cheat Code’ doesn’t mean anything and it means everything. On one hand, it’s just cool words together. But also — and I don’t care if I sound corny here, because I’m a romantic — but I really believe if you move through the world with love, it’s the ultimate cheat code to the world.”
On the forthcoming album, the band’s direction is not always attained directly; less deliberate, and more via deliberation and drift: in jam sessions that last late into the night and early mornings; in meals shared; in messing around with equipment and with each other. The album also features other Melbourne-based musicians like Taylor “Chip” Crawford, who played an instrument of his own invention called the frello; guitarist Tom Martin; and flautist Nikodimos; and the unprecedented addition of a very important creative force: Mario Caldato, whose work with the Beastie Boys and Seu Jorge is the stuff of legends.
Stay tuned for more from Hiatus Kaiyote coming soon.
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