Simon Mavin on keyboards and Paul Bender on bass both demonstrate nothing short of virtuosity on their respective instruments: Bender lays the bass on thick on tracks such as Swamp Thing and provides intricate counterpoint on Molasses, while Mavin creates a varied ethereal soundscape with his synthesizer that defines and permeates the album. Perrin Moss is, somehow, always both on and off the beat, handling complex time changes and rhythmic complexities with apparent ease.

Nai Palm's carefully-weaved and complex vocal harmonies complement her incredible, incendiary lead performance. The band creates a tapestry of diverse images while maintaining a strong sense of continuity: while tracks like Swamp Thing, Fingerprints, and By Fire sound like they ought not be by the same artist, let alone on the same record, they all share a similar harmonic pentatonic 'fingerprint', as it were the same goes for Atari and Prince Minikid, which share a single-step chord change despite having significantly different musical surfaces. The band creates a tapestry of diverse images while maintaining a strong sense of continuity: while tracks like Swamp Thing, Fingerprints, and By Fire sound like they ought not be by the same artist, let alone on the same record, they all share a similar harmonic pentatonic 'fingerprint', Hiatus Kaiyote's Choose Your Weapon is a complete album experience, served best by a full listening.

Hiatus Kaiyote's Choose Your Weapon is a complete album experience, served best by a full listening.

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