Rostam, in London for back-to-back shows, stopped by BBC Radio 6 Music this morning to perform songs from his debut album, Half-Light, on Lauren Laverne's show and talk with her about the album and tour. "One of my favorite records of 2017," says Laverne of Half-Light, "absolutely phenomenal debut album." Hear it here. Rostam closes out his European spring tour in Dublin as special guest of The National on Saturday. He performs at the Newport Folk Festival with Hamilton Leithauser in July.
Rostam, who is in London for back-to-back shows at The Haunt last night and Scala tonight, stopped by the BBC Radio 6 Music studios this morning with a string quartet in tow to perform "Gwan" from his debut album, Half-Light, and Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" on Lauren Laverne's show and talk with her about the album and tour. "One of my favorite records of 2017," says Laverne of Half-Light, "absolutely phenomenal debut album." You can listen to the interview and performance of the songs below.
Rostam closes out his European spring tour with a performance at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin as special guest of The National this Saturday. He performs at the Newport Folk Festival with Hamilton Leithauser in July and has headline shows already lined up in Solana Beach and Los Angeles in September. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
The New Yorker calls Half-Light "a wondrous album, full of coy dreams and quiet yearning,” and the Daily Beast declares it “one of the more extraordinary albums of the year." To pick up a copy, head to iTunes, Amazon, or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout; you can also hear it on Apple Music and Spotify. Rostam released Half-Light Remixes: EP 1—reimagined versions of Half-Light by Tourist, Jim-E Stack, Instupendo, and Matsor Projects—last month.
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