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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the ex-Vampire Weekend member features guest appearances from Angel Deradoorian and Kelly Zutrau.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| Sunlight on your eyelids You were sleeping Sunlight on your back You were dreaming And I lay inside a field Beneath a cherry tree And listen to the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Sep 7, 2017After a decade of shaping the musical world in various supporting roles, Batmanglij’s first proper solo record is a quiet revelation that places his talents front and center, the key to unlocking just how instrumental he’s always been, and will hopefully remain, for years to come.
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Sep 14, 2017Half-Light is never less than interesting: It’s tremendously layered and fussy, but also sweet and light. It’s a hell of a start for a guy who’s been doing it forever.
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Sep 19, 2017While the album is beautiful both sonically and lyrically, in some of the tracks, Batmanglij falls into his older artistic patterns that feel played out. However, if you weren’t aware that he was in Vampire Weekend, this might not be as obvious.
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Sep 18, 2017Half-Light traces where he’s been so far, a typical theme for any solo debut. This is as understandable as it is slightly frustrating. Because all along, Rostam has never settled for anything close to typical.
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Sep 22, 2017All in all, Half-Light makes it apparent just how much of what was captivating about Vampire Weekend came from Batmanglij, solidifying the newly independent musician as a collaborator artists from multiple genres should--and do--want to work with.
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MagnetSep 18, 2017It's less an emphatic, assertive statement than a patchwork scrapbook of disparate moods and tunes that, taken as a whole, feels not unpleasantly unfinished, somewhat hazy and dreamlike and understatedly charismatic. [No. 146, p.59]
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UncutSep 7, 2017Affairs of the heart dominate Batmanglij's lyrics which, when combined with his unfeasibly Christmassy production across all 15 tracks, tends to leave the listener gasping for air. [Oct 2017, p.39]
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