FIRST SONG: "Nakamarra (feat. Q-Tip)" - Hiatus Kaiyote
At first glance, you'd probably have no idea what their band name means. But dig a little deeper into the meaning of "Hiatus Kaiyote", and you'd probably still have no idea. After a lengthy 7 minute Google search, nothing turned up for me. Hiatus Kaiyote is defined by Wikipedia as being "neo-soul", but I think any Kaiyote fan knows better. The quartet describes their music as "Multi-Dimensional Gangster Shit" and you'd best believe that's EXACTLY what you're gonna get from them. After releasing Tawk Tomahawk, their first album, in 2013, this Melbourne-based band gained some international attention as Nakamarra was nominated for Best R&B Performance.
If this isn't multi-dimensional gangster shit, I don't know what is
I wasn't even going to go into the meaning behind the song title, but for those of you uncultured fucks not familiar with 20th century Australian Aboriginal art, Doreen Nakamarra was apparently kind of a big deal. She made some pretty cool art, I guess. This artwork especially spoke to Hannah, a friend of the band for whom the song was written.
At long last, I am getting to the actual music. Hopefully you listened the song already, but if you (like most people) would rather hear what I have to say about the song rather than actually listen to it, here it goes:
Nakamarra is the final track on their debut album, Tawk Tomahawk. Right from the get go, this song puts me in a trance. There's something so simple, yet so beautiful about it. Lead singer Nai Palm's soft croon fits perfectly with the off beat melodies. Not the most powerful voice, but it shares the same uniqueness in sound that Hiatus Kaiyote personifies. Just when you get into that certain vibe, and you can really feel the music and sense the passion in her voice...BOOM. MOTHAFUCKIN' Q-TIP IS IN THE BUILDING. That's right. Q-Tip, of legendary 80's hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, is out of the blue featuring on some Australian new-age jazz shit. Yet, it fits so well you're better off just not questioning it. Basically, the lyrics of this song boil down to having a close friend that you love, and despite this friend leaving, you know that they will always be like family to you. Seriously, there's almost no way to dislike this song. And if you do, that's fine. But know that you're wrong.
And yeah. I guess that's about it...
Nakamarra is the final track on their debut album, Tawk Tomahawk. Right from the get go, this song puts me in a trance. There's something so simple, yet so beautiful about it. Lead singer Nai Palm's soft croon fits perfectly with the off beat melodies. Not the most powerful voice, but it shares the same uniqueness in sound that Hiatus Kaiyote personifies. Just when you get into that certain vibe, and you can really feel the music and sense the passion in her voice...BOOM. MOTHAFUCKIN' Q-TIP IS IN THE BUILDING. That's right. Q-Tip, of legendary 80's hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, is out of the blue featuring on some Australian new-age jazz shit. Yet, it fits so well you're better off just not questioning it. Basically, the lyrics of this song boil down to having a close friend that you love, and despite this friend leaving, you know that they will always be like family to you. Seriously, there's almost no way to dislike this song. And if you do, that's fine. But know that you're wrong.
And yeah. I guess that's about it...
Deuces,
Dr. Flo
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