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''Choose Your Weapon'' is the second studio album by Australian neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote, first released in May 2015 independently through Flying Buddha. Following the release of the band's debut album ''Tawk Tomahawk'' (2012) and the band's grammy nomination, Hiatus Kaiyote went onto tour throughout 2014. Recording sessions for the album took place in Australia and the United States, with the band aiming to create an album based on the format of mixtape, with the inclusion of interludes. All members of the band contributed lyrics and production; Salaam Remi served as the album's executive producer. ''Choose Your Weapon'' is a neo soul album that takes influence from a variety of genres including jazz, soul, R&B, West African funk, and samba and latin grooves. Choose Your Weapon's lyrics touch upon themes of supernatural topics, technological subjects and death. Upon release ''Choose Your Weapon'' was met with universal acclaim from music critics, who praised the album's production and musical structure, and was named as one of the year’s best albums. Commercially ''Choose Your Weapon'' saw some success and debuted at number twenty two on the Australian albums chart. ==Background== The band began receiving attention in 2013, when they were nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Performance for their song "Nakamarra", performed with Q-Tip, but lost out to Snarky Puppy and Lalah Hathaway's recording "Something". In 2014, the band joined forces with hip hop artist Remi, the multi-faceted Kirkis, producer Silent Jay and vocalist Jace XL to embark on an Australia-wide tour titled 'The Sonic Architects National Conference'. Three additional backing vocalists: Jace, Loreli, and Jay Jay were added for this tour. During the tour Hiatus Kayiote met Taylor McFerrin, whom they credit for bringing them international attention after catching the last part of Hiatus' set in January of 2014. Not long after, Hiatus Kayiote was playing on air in Los Angeles and soon came to the attention of Animal Collective, The Dirty Projectors, and Erykah Badu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Choose Your Weapon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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