Then the synthesizer introduces the next song, “Sphynx Gate,” in which instruments provide a dance floor as the bass dances through the beat. I hear J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Future Islands, and right when you’re getting the hang of the rhythm, boom, harmonies swoop in, I hear Hiatus Kaiyote. And then “Rainbow Rhodes” happens it accentuates the versatility of the band in various aspects. “Boom Child” could be considered an instrumental song Palm’s voice becomes another instrument through the incomprehensible lyrics as it joins the sonic texture. In contrast, “Ocelot” leans towards the dub side, providing more punch and randomness within its organization, “spot dot dot.”
“Malika” provides a mixture of colors and rhythm it accentuates the vocal dexterity of Nai Palm, in which her voice thumps through the pace. The piano gives way to the guitar in “The World It Softly Lulls” followed by the joy in Nai Palm’s voice literally, you hear joy coming out of your speakers, not music. The album starts introspectively with the song “Mobius Streak,” introducing various string instruments through the reverb, and suddenly the vocal harmonies swim through your ears, sweep through your stomach, and slowly “ramble through your heart eons,” making you realize who you will be spending the next thirty minutes with. This is what the album, Tawk Tomahawk, looks like through the reverb Graphic artist Oswaldo Diaz. If you want to properly dance to Tawk Tomahawk you will need six arms, two hips, four legs, thirty fingers, and a pair of golden wings. Really though, you can do anything to this music: drive to it, smile, get jealous because they are so talented, but don’t you dare dance to it, sorry, you can’t. No doubt Hiatus Kaiyote has mastered the craft of using music as a medium to expand on a feeling, whatever that may be to you. There are few bands that can offer the perfect blend of technicality without losing their sensitivity. Nevertheless, don’t let the confusion “scratch the nape, just like a snake” because the music is technical, spatial, organized, and it sits so elegantly in your soul. Who knows what Hiatus Kaiyote means, but then again, who knows what genre the music from their debut album Tawk Tomahawk falls into, “future soul” seems fitting, but I stopped questioning their motives two seconds into their first song it really doesn’t matter.
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