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Love Heart Cheat Code
R&B / Soul · 2024

Love Heart Cheat Code

Hiatus Kaiyote

A technicolor burst of polyrhythmic soul and whimsical jazz fusion, blending tight prewritten grooves with surreal, skyscraper-scaling vocal arrangements.

May 30, 2024 · Brainfeeder

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Love Heart Cheat Code is a technicolor explosion of neo-soul and jazz fusion that feels more structured yet more whimsical than its predecessor. Produced by Mario Caldato Jr., the album trades some of the improvisational drift of Mood Valiant for punchier, prewritten compositions that still retain the band's signature polyrhythmic complexity. It is an album that feels like a summer night in Melbourne: warm, slightly chaotic, and deeply textured.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the frello's unique timbre cuts through the mix, adding a woody, ancient resonance to the modern soul groove.
The transition from tight, prewritten funk structures into sudden bursts of psychedelic whimsy that feel both planned and chaotic.
Nai Palm’s vocals reaching a skyscraper-scaling peak during a particularly dense arrangement, then dropping into a whispered intimate confession.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Love Heart Cheat Code sound next to the rest of Hiatus Kaiyote's catalogue?

Summer+1.6σ

Summer saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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