caption current_members website associated_acts years_active alias label article_title background genre image origin name
nai performing in 2015 palm , vocalist and guitarist of hk , nai palm paul bender perrin moss simon mavin official website the austin bamboos , q-tip , the putbacks , clever 2011 -- present hk flying buddha equinox recordings hiatus kaiyote
 group_or_band neo-soul , future soul nai_palm_hk_15 . jpg melbourne , australia hiatus kaiyote
hiatus kaiyote

hiatus kaiyote is a neo-soul quartet that formed in melbourne , australia in 2011 .
the quartet is fronted by vocalist and guitarist nai palm , with the other members being paul bender -lrb- bass -rrb- , simon mavin -lrb- synthesiser -rrb- and perrin moss -lrb- drums -rrb- .
in 2013 , they were nominated for a grammy for best r&b performance for their song `` nakamarra '' , performed with q-tip , but lost out to snarky puppy and lalah hathaway 's recording `` something '' .
the song appears on their debut album , `` tawk tomahawk '' , released by flying buddha .
in 2014 , the band joined forces with hip hop artist remi , the multi-faceted talent of kirkis , producer silent jay and vocalist jace xl to embark on an australia-wide tour titled ` the sonic architects national conference ' .
three additional backing vocalists : jace , loreli , and jay jay were added to the hk team for this tour .
the band released their second album , `` choose your weapon , '' on 1 may 2015 .
the review aggregator metacritic has given the album a normalized rating of 88 out of 100 , based on 6 reviews , indicating ` universal acclaim ' .
on 9 may 2015 , `` choose your weapon '' debuted at number 22 on the australian albums chart .
