THE PORTABLE INFINITE: HAIKU HANDS Debut Self-Titled Album Out TODAY On Mad Decent

9/10/2020

HAIKU HANDS Debut Self-Titled Album Out TODAY On Mad Decent - LISTEN

DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM

OUT TODAY ON MAD DECENT

(Photo Credit: Cybele Malinowski)

Praise for Haiku Hands:

“We eagerly await the group's debut album and we're certain that Haiku Hands is a name we will see at every festival lineup" - VOGUE

“Soundtracked by a mix of brash house, high energy hip hop and a mutation of riot grrrl previously unheard this side of the Atlantic, Bea Lewis, Claire Nakazawa and her sister Mie, aka Haiku Hands, have proven themselves one of the biggest musical revelations of 2018." - CLASH

“When Haiku Hands become one of the most hyped live acts on the planet, it should come as a shock to nobody" - NME

“The Australian trio...bring a truly eclectic melting pot of styles to the table, all ending up in a brilliantly fun, intoxicating end product...they proceed to give the trio the best reaction that Horatio's sees all weekend." - DIY

Today, the Australian dance-pop group Haiku Hands have released their highly anticipated, self-titled debut album on Mad Decent. Stream the full album here. To mark the release, Haiku Hands share their anthemic, bass ridden new single “Sunride.”

Rebellious, experimental and wildly unconventional, Haiku Hands was recorded in Melbourne with Joel Ma (Joelistics) and features emblematic collaborations with SOFI TUKKER, Mad Zach, Machine Drum, Mirac, Elgusto of Hermitude and Lewis CanCut. Featuring lead singles “Fashion Model Art,” “Not About You,” “Manbitch” and “Onset,” the 12-track LP probes themes including technology, relationships, the absurd and social commentary. “This album is an opus of discovery,” muses Haiku Hands. "It maps the finding of our sound, our voices and what we wanted to say. These songs chart some of the very first sessions we ever did where we spent most of the time rolling around on the floor laughing, to the latest sessions where we were so tired and alive from touring and had a more developed sense of what we’re about.” "Working with Haiku Hands in the studio is like releasing a flock of exotic birds in the room, ideas fly thick and fast and inevitably the songs leave a trail of tropical plumage and bangers in their wake,” said producer Joel Ma.

Haiku Hands - Fashion Model Art (feat. Sofi Tukker) [Official Music Video]

2019 saw Haiku Hands make their way to the US for the first time, winning over audiences nationwide with a series of shows at SXSW, tour support for feminist Japanese punk quartet CHAI across both coasts, opening for Aussie psych kingpins Tame Impala, Chicago rapper CupcaKke, footwork producer DJ Taye and a tour with dance duo SOFI TUKKER, who also appear on the album.

Based across Melbourne and Sydney, the core of Haiku Hands is Beatrice Lewis, Claire Nakazawa and Mie Nakazawa. Together, they curate, perform and work as a collective of artists, engaging and exploring social norms with their lyrical and visual content. Their influences range from hip-hop to pop, electronic to dance, and everything beyond.

Haiku Hands have brought their singular, rebellious, and outright fun sound across multiple continents over the past two years. On the heel of their breakthrough performances at the UK’s Great Escape, Haiku Hands has been touted by NME as “Australia’s most electrifying pop prospect” and “a thrilling pop hybrid” who combine the pure pop attitude of Charli XCX with the energy and swagger of The Beastie Boys.