Half-Light (Rostam album)

Half-Light
Studio album by Rostam
Released September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
Genre
Length 52:08
Label Nonesuch Records
Producer
Rostam chronology
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
(2016)I Had a Dream That You Were Mine2016		 Half-Light
(2017)
Singles from Half-Light
  1. "Wood"
    Released: September 27, 2011[1]
  2. "Don't Let It Get to You"
    Released: November 1, 2011[2]
  3. "EOS"
    Released: January 14, 2016[3]
  4. "Gwan"
    Released: April 26, 2017[4]
  5. "Bike Dream"
    Released: June 14, 2017[5]
  6. "Half-Light"
    Released: September 8, 2017[6]

Half-Light is the debut solo studio album by American musician Rostam, released on September 15, 2017.[7] The album peaked at #6 on Billboard,[8] and received generally favorable reviews.[9]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[10]
Metacritic76/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The A.V. ClubB+[13]
Consequence of SoundB+[14]
Exclaim!7/10[15]
NME[16]
Paste7.4/10[17]
Pitchfork7.2/10[18]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[19]
Uncut6/10[11]

Background

Half-Light was released a year after his departure from his acclaimed indie-pop band, Vampire Weekend,[20] and his successful collaboration with the former The Walkmen singer, Hamilton Leithauser, I Had A Dream That You Were Mine. The album contained many tracks that were written many years before the release of Half-Light, with one song being written ten years prior to the album's release.[21]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij, except where noted.

Half-Light[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Additional productionLength
1."Sumer" Ariel Rechtshaid3:36
2."Bike Dream" Rechtshaid3:22
3."Half-Light" (featuring Kelly Zutrau)
 3:31
4."Thatch Snow"  3:04
5."Wood"  5:42
6."Never Going to Catch Me"  3:10
7."Don't Let It Get to You"  5:18
8."I Will See You Again"  1:16
9."Hold You" (featuring Angel Deradoorian)
Francis Farewell Starlite2:34
10."When" Rechtshaid3:26
11."Rudy" Rechtshaid3:53
12."Warning Intruders" Rechtshaid3:31
13."EOS"  3:08
14."Gwan / Suo Gân"
  • Batmanglij
  • Srivastava[a]
 4:46
15."Don't Let It Get to You (Reprise)"
 2:01
Total length:52:08

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a lyricist.

Sample credits

  • "Sumer" contains samples from "Sumer Is Icumen In" performed by The Revels Chorus.
  • "Never Going To Catch Me" contains an interpolation of "Ndini Baba" by Dumisani Maraire.
  • "Don't Let It Get To You" contains a sample from "The Obvious Child" as performed by Paul Simon.
  • "When" contains excerpts from "You Are All I See" by Active Child.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Rostam – 'Wood'". Stereogum.
  2. ↑ "Rostam – 'Don't Let It Get To You'". Stereogum.
  3. ↑ "Vampire Weekend's Rostam Releases "EOS"". Pitchfork.
  4. ↑ "Rostam Officially Releases "Gwan" As First Single From Forthcoming Solo Debut". Paste.
  5. ↑ "Rostam Reveals Details Of New Solo Album, Shares 'Bike Dream'". NPR.
  6. ↑ "Listen to Rostam's New Song 'Half-Light'". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ "Rostam (Vampire Weekend) Announces Debut Album Half-Light, Shares New Song 'Bike Dream': Listen". Pitchfork.
  8. ↑ "Rostam Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ↑ Half-Light by Rostam, retrieved 2018-02-01
  10. ↑ "Half-Light by Rostam reviews". AnyDecentMusic? Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Critic Reviews for Half-Light by Rostam". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Half-Light - Rostam". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ Modell, Josh. "Vampire Weekend's Rostam goes for pop bliss on the fussy, fantastic Half-Light". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ David, Sackllah. "Rostam – Half-Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ van den Hoogenband, Corey. "Rostam Half-Light". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ Cochrane, Greg. "Rostam – 'Half-Light' Review". NME. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  17. ↑ Kohn, Daniel. "Rostam: Half-Light Review". Paste. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  18. ↑ Dombal, Ryan. "Rostam: Half-Light Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ Hermes, Will. "Review: Vampire Weekend Auteur Rostam Batmanglij Channels Worldly Vision". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Rostam Batmanglij Leaves Vampire Weekend | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  21. ↑ "Rostam: Half-Light Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  22. ↑ "Half-Light by Rostam on Apple Music". iTunes Store.
  23. ↑ "Rostam Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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