Hiatus Kaiyote Announce 2022 EU/UK Tour + And We Go Gentle (Music Video)
Today, Hiatus Kaiyote share a new video for the song "And We Go Gentle", directed by frequent collaborator Jeremy Koren, a.k.a Grey Ghost ("Get Sun" and "Canopic Jar”). The Melbourne-based band have also shared their 2022 EU/UK tour dates. The eleven date run begins in Berlin on September 29th with stops in Dublin (1st October at National Stadium), London (3rd October at Brixton Academy) and Paris before wrapping up in Barcelona on October 18th.
The video for ‘And We Go Gentle’ sees Hiatus Kaiyote's iridescent moth character riding around town in their mini-Jeep, stumbling into a light fixture store and the local bar before finding a hidden, candle-lit room with a gorgeous lamp centerpiece.
Nai Palm shares about the concept behind the video, "'And We Go Gentle' is a song about why moths are attracted to light. For the video, I wanted to reference the Japanese film style of tokusatsu in celebration of Mothra (an angel moth that can defeat Godzilla). I made the costume myself out of aquarium plants and old tabi boots. The video is a search for love but from a quirky humorous perspective. On the morning of the shoot, there was an earthquake, which added to the mystery and epic-ness of the shoot. It was such a dream to work with director Grey Ghost again. He is such a creative champion."
Grey Ghost added, “The concept for And We Go Gentle was very much Nai’s vision, she had the whole story mapped out in her head and as soon as she explained it to me I loved it. The main thing I knew was that we had to shoot it on 16mm film to give it that realness and that nostalgic edge. I wanted to be a fly on the wall in her moth world. The story and footage feels equal parts silly and beautiful, I loved featuring the band members throughout for their cameos from store owners to speed dealers. Nai’s performance as the Moth was golden and legitimately hilarious to watch on set. Joey Knox (DOP) is a 16mm film master and he did a smashing job as we were really running and gunning it.”
"And We Go Gentle" is a track from the group's recently released album "Mood Valiant", which received praise from Pitchfork, Dazed, Guardian, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and NPR, and placements in Albums Of The Year so far lists at Rough Trade and Mixmag.
Hiatus Kaiyote is Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield (guitar, vocals), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums). "Mood Valiant" came together over the course of six years during which the band spent time touring, writing and recording, culminating in a 2019 trip to Rio de Janeiro that led them to work with legendary Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai. The band also recently performed a NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert to rapturous acclaim.
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