Half-Light (album)

Half-Light is the debut solo studio album by American musician Rostam, released on September 15, 2017.[17] The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,[18] and received generally favorable reviews.[19]

"Don't Let It Get to You" redirects here. For the Jane Child song, see Jane Child (album).
Half-Light
Studio album by
Rostam
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
Genre
Length52:08
LabelNonesuch
Producer
Rostam chronology
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
(2016)		 Half-Light
(2017)		 Changephobia
(2021)
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]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[7]
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The A.V. ClubB+[10]
Consequence of SoundB+[11]
Exclaim!7/10[12]
NME[13]
Paste7.4/10[14]
Pitchfork7.2/10[15]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[16]
Uncut6/10[8]

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 contains several 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"
  • Batmanglij
  • Srivastava[a]
 4:46
15."Don't Let It Get to You (Reprise)"
 2:01
Total length:52:08
Vinyl edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
16."Welcoming the Betrayers"2:35
17."Another Room"3:28
18."Oh You've Got To"3:07
19."Arc"1:20
Total length:62:38
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a lyricist.
Sample credits

Personnel

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

References
  1. "Rostam – 'Wood'". Stereogum. 27 September 2011.
  2. "Rostam – 'Don't Let It Get To You'". Stereogum. November 2011.
  3. "Vampire Weekend's Rostam Releases "EOS"". Pitchfork. 14 January 2016.
  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. 6 September 2017.
  7. "Half-Light by Rostam reviews". AnyDecentMusic? Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  8. "Critic Reviews for Half-Light by Rostam". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  9. Phares, Heather. "Half-Light - Rostam". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  10. Modell, Josh (14 September 2017). "Vampire Weekend's Rostam goes for pop bliss on the fussy, fantastic Half-Light". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  11. David, Sackllah (6 September 2017). "Rostam – Half-Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  12. van den Hoogenband, Corey. "Rostam Half-Light". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  13. Cochrane, Greg (13 September 2017). "Rostam – 'Half-Light' Review". NME. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  14. Kohn, Daniel. "Rostam: Half-Light Review". Paste. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  15. Dombal, Ryan. "Rostam: Half-Light Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  16. Hermes, Will. "Review: Vampire Weekend Auteur Rostam Batmanglij Channels Worldly Vision". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  17. "Rostam (Vampire Weekend) Announces Debut Album Half-Light, Shares New Song 'Bike Dream': Listen". Pitchfork. 14 June 2017.
  18. "Rostam Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  19. Half-Light by Rostam, retrieved 2018-02-01
  20. "Rostam Batmanglij Leaves Vampire Weekend | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 26 January 2016. 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. 15 September 2017.
  23. "Rostam Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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