Today, three-time Grammy-nominated, Melbourne/Narrm-based band Hiatus Kaiyote announce their forthcoming album Love Heart Cheat Code due 28th June via Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune. Alongside the announcement, the band share new single ‘Make Friends’, the second offering from their upcoming project following their previously-released single ‘Everything’s Beautiful’, and live performances at Melbourne’s The Evelyn Hotel and Hamer Hall. The band also share visual announcement of the album revealing the playful 3-D world of a family supermarket that the band have created to accompany the music.
Tuesday17th September – Forum, Melbourne
Friday 20th September – Enmore, Sydney
Saturday 21st September – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday 27th September – Astor Theatre, Perth
Saturday 28th September – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
A final unscripted addition to the album, ‘Make Friends’ was inspired by words of wisdom imparted to the band by a friend who noted, “You don’t make friends, you recognise them“. Succinct yet profound, this sage insight of reminded Nai of the lack of representation for deep, platonic love. “I wanted to have representation for just the different examples of people that I love from the women in my life, to the men, to my non-binary friends“, she shares, “and it was very natural and fun to work on as a formula“. The single is composed of one verse, but Nai takes that one verse through three gender permutations: female, male, and non-binary. Nai adds, “When I sang the third verse, the ‘them/they’ verse, I actually had to stop. Just realising that inclusivity is so often denied to some of the people that I love the most, my best besties.”
Today, Hiatus Kaiyoite also announce their Love Heart Cheat Code National Australian Headline Tour kicking off in September, with dates announced for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. More details below.