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In 2010, Anthea White and Mark Palmer, the creative core of acclaimed soul visionaries The Hipstones made a life-changing decision: They decided to leave home. Home in both senses of the word for an artist, geographically and aesthetically. Anthea and Mark had nurtured into existence one of Australia’s finest and most critically acclaimed indie soul bands, but they were passionate about taking their music beyond borders and stylistic boundaries—they wanted to artistically challenge themselves. They had to leave home. The Hipstones’ latest, Wise Man, is the story of two accomplished musicians, who are also a couple, making a profound musical and personal adventure away from the allure of hometown success and the comforts of being near friends and family. It’s an epiphanic and masterful album of abstract, futuristic, jazzy, hip-hop soul-pop album, brimming with introspective lyrics and poetic social commentary. Wise Man was three years in the making and it’s a breakthrough album in