Half-Light is a Rock album by Rostam, originally released in 2017. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
Vampire Weekend fans were devastated when Rostam Batmanglij quit to pursue fresh opportunities in 2016. This curiosity shop of a debut album justifies his liberation. The three Vampire Weekend albums he helmed are hardly predictable fare, but here Batmanglij’s invention is left entirely unchecked, and it’s glorious. The gorgeous title track moves like a dream—a lovelorn appeal that gives way to a chugging Beatles rhythm section before Wet’s Kelly Zutrau offers a haunting final reply. This warmth embraces each track. “Bike Dream”’s art rock radiates a boyish charm, while “Wood”—a forgotten treasure that first appeared online in 2011—fuses wild Eastern percussion with the first flushes of love.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1Sumer3:36
- 2Bike Dream3:22
- 3Half-Light3:31
- 4Thatch Snow3:04
- 5Wood5:42
- 6Never Going To Catch Me3:10
- 7Don't Let It Get To You5:18
- 8I Will See You Again1:16
- 9Hold You2:34
- 10When3:26
- 11Rudy3:53
- 12Warning Intruders3:31
- 13Eos3:08
- 14Gwan4:46
- 15Don't Let It Get To You (Reprise)2:01
Sound DNA
- Rock
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued in a 4-panel digisleeve with a 36-page booklet.
All songs mastered at The Lodge, NY.
Track 1 contains samples from "Sumer Is Icumen In" performed by The Revels Chorus, courtesy of Revels.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abhiman KaushalTABLA
- Active Child
- Adam SchatzSAXOPHONE
- Andrew BulbrookVIOLIN
- Angel DeradoorianFEATURING LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Binki ShapiroBACKING VOCALS
- Cameron MesirowBACKING VOCALS
- Garrett RayDRUMS
- Hamilton BerryCELLO
- Joe Santa MariaSAXOPHONE
- Jonathan ChuVIOLIN
- Kelly ZutrauFEATURING VOCALS
- Max WangDOUBLE BASS
- Nick RoweHANDCLAPS, PERCUSSION
- Paul Simon
- Rostam BatmanglijDRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH, SAMPLER LEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS, PIANO, SLIDE GUITAR, ARRANGED BY LEAD VOCALS, DRUM PROGRAMMING, DOUBLE BASS, PIANO, SAMPLER, SYNTH, ARRANGED BY
- The Revels Chorus
- Tony FlyntDOUBLE BASS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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