Rostam Shares Debut Solo Album Half-Light via Nonesuch Records

Rostam's debut album Half Light (Nonesuch) is available today on all digital platforms and in stores. The album has received rave reviews internationally, with Vulture saying "The album glows with romantic turmoil and raw nostalgia...There is certainly a bit of pain in Batmanglij's remarkably compelling voice. But it's also so airy and whispery in tone, so sincere... that it sounds like he's feeling the entire spectrum of emotions, and feeling them hard," and Interview saying, "Half-Light is filled with lush details... It's joyous and catchy, intimate and spacious, and, like its creator, exists in a musical world all its own."

Rostam is known for his work in Vampire Weekend (producing each of their three albums), Discovery, his album with Hamilton Leithauser, and recently, his production work with Haim, Charli XCX, Frank Ocean, and more. His kaleidoscopic debut features fifteen songs that were written, produced, and performed by Rostam in his Los Angeles home studio.

Watch the video for "Gwan," and lyric videos for "Bike Dream," "Wood," "Don't Let it Get to You," "EOS," and the title track "Half-Light" ft. Kelly Zutrau.

Read the exclusive Track by Track rundown, available on NPR.

Rostam performs on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic on September 22nd.

European Tour Dates

11/1/2017 Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Avant Garde Festival

11/3/2017 Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany @ Rolling Stone Weekender

11/5/2017 Berlin, Germany @ Musik & Frieden

11/6/2017 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset

11/8/2017 Oslo, Norway @ BLå

11/9/2017 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bar Brooklyn

11/11/2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg (Small Room)

11/14/2017 London, UK @ The Courtyard Theatre

Buy Half-Light

Rostam's Store | Nonesuch Store | iTunes | Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify

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