Many methodologies and theories such as The Musicology of Production (e.g. Which of the possible methodologies will help to explore and pinpoint the analytic factors that make ‘Nakamarra’ a more sophisticated song in the realms of Popular Music?
When choosing which are appropriate, the context of the question being asked is key. The question of which methodologies to use is an important one. This perhaps suggests that the level of compositional excellent the band have achieved makes it challenging for the average Popular Music transcriber. Interestingly, Nakamarra was one of the few Hiatus Kaiyote’s songs found to have be transcribed. Nakamarra, taken from Hiatus Kaiyote’s first album ‘Tawk Tomahawk’ is of particular interest due to it’s more complex choices of harmonic and melodic arrangement and its lyrical phrasing and content. Therefore, it seems advisable to study what Hiatus Kaiyote do beyond a more common description of Popular Music to take their songs to a more sophisticated and yet still popular level of composition. This band seem to have a level of sophistication in their song arrangements. October 20 – Washington D.C.The aim of this case study is to find and apply methodologies suitable for study with regards to analysing one of Hiatus Kaiyote’s songs, with particular reference to sophistication in Popular Music. October 19 – Charlotte, NC The Visualite Theater October 14 – Minneapolis, Fine Line Music Café October 11 – Denver, CO The Gothic Theater October 8 – Vancouver, BC Venue Nightclub October 6 – San Francisco, CA The Filmore Hiatus Kaiyote will be back on the road in Australia before returning stateside in October. “I guess our role as artists is to stimulate the imaginations of people, and hopefully that’s timeless, instead of just having me in a bikini or some shit.” “It’s really beautiful that more contemporary artists are breaking through into the mainstream,” Palm says.
These themes may not be universally clear through the video alone, but Palm reasons, “It stimulates imagination, and I feel like people are afraid to do that nowadays.” She expresses admiration for other artists such as Kendrick Lamar and FKA Twigs, noting their emergence into mainstream culture. “I just wanted to show the world that there are different forms of loving beyond singing about why your boyfriend didn’t call you.” The flower metaphorically describes “the love that an artisan would put into his life’s work, or the love that goes into designing a tattoo,” Palm says.
Malian kora musician Toumani Diabaté inspired the lead guitar riff, with the song lyrically referencing the Jericho Rose, a native plant of the desert that can survive up to a century without water but blossoms within minutes of rainfall.
But the song also draws influence from the Sahara Desert and Palm’s desire to “write a love song that isn’t just a romantic love song, but about different forms of love that we experience on a day-to-day basis.”Įvery Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best Palm wrote the song out of a motivation to impress Stevie Wonder, who she describes as her “ultimate.” Wonder’s influence on the track is evident in the strong synth bass line and mid-song key change. The track comes from Choose Your Weapon, the band’s follow-up to their 2012 Grammy-nominated debut Tawk Tomahawk. “Like old school science experiments you learn in the first grade.” Rising Australian funk-soul group Hiatus Kaiyote visualize a conversation between the elements while addressing the various forms of love in their new video for the soulful, jazzy “Breathing Underwater,” premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone.ĭirected by Breeder, a production company who have contributed to projects like the Season 1 True Detective title sequence, the clip focuses on the duality between water and sand, bookmarked by swirling, rippling images.”They did it in a really organic way which was super cool,” frontwoman Nai Palm tells Rolling Stone.