Hiatus Kaiyote have returned after a whirlwind couple of years that found them pop up in Melbourne, Australia and receive an ecstatic worldwide embrace for their jazz fusion and progressive soul hybrid sound.

“Breathing Underwater” is a lush, swirling, angular jaunt through shifting time signatures and serious musical chops. Nai Palm’s lead vocal pushes and pulls the elastic groove, sticking the landings on the bridge and soaring chorus.