HALF WAIF
SHARES "HALOGEN 2" VIDEO
ON TOUR THIS SPRING
THE CARETAKER OUT MARCH 27TH VIA ANTI- RECORDS
Photo Credit: Brian Vu (download hi-res)
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has shared "Halogen 2," the new single from her anticipated new album, The Caretaker, with a Kenna Hynes-directed video.
Of the song and video, Rose says: "'Halogen
2' is a song about isolation and the search for strength. The halogens
are some of the most reactive elements on the periodic table, and in
this song, winter and a life alone in the country are like halogen: an
unrelenting force that produces change. I wrote this song at home in
Upstate New York last March at a time when my sense of isolation was at
its height. And yet I've always been someone who loves my alone time, so
there was a sense of shame that I couldn't handle it this time. I
needed to tell myself and anyone witnessing my restlessness: 'Don't
misunderstand, I do what I must.' Nearly a year after writing the song,
we shot most of the music video in the same location: my house and yard.
The two opposing feelings presented by the verses and choruses are
represented visually in the Blue World of cold, stagnant country life
and the Orange World of the unfettered, fiery strength that lies
beneath."
Last month, Half Waif announced The Caretaker with the release of its lead single, "Ordinary Talk," which earned accolades from NPR's All Songs Considered, Pitchfork, The FADER, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Paste, MTV, UPROXX, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar and more.
The Caretaker is available for pre-order now and due March 27th via ANTI- Records.
WATCH THE "HALOGEN 2" VIDEO
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Nandi Rose is on her own again, and three songs into her forthcoming album The Caretaker, the singer, songwriter and producer declares her
fearlessness: "Baby don't worry about me, I don't worry about you."
Here, on "Ordinary Talk," Rose meditates on the heaviness of ordinary
moments, the constellation of tears and chores and self-doubt and small
talk that comprise being a person, accompanied by her most cinematic,
pulsing arrangements to date.
It's an apt introduction to The Caretaker, an album that negotiates the space between working
alone and with others, between isolation and connection. The result is
her boldest work yet. Even the album cover seems to declare a statement
of intent in high resolution, a deliberate move from the obscured, muted
mystery of her previous work: the artist's sharp image radiates before a
brilliant blue storm, staring you right in the eye.
Over
the course of eleven songs, Rose creates the lush world of a humid
summer night, dreaming of and reaching for a season in which she is her
"best self." Referring to the album's title, she says, "I kind of
created a character. She's someone who has been entrusted with taking
care of this estate, taking care of the land, and she's not doing a very
good job. The weeds are growing everywhere, and she's not taking care
of herself." For Rose, the character of The Caretaker serves as a
warning of who she could become if she's not more vigilant, and the
resulting album sees her grappling with her desire for independence and
the knotty reality that we need each other.
The Caretaker follows her critically acclaimed album Lavender, named for the lavender that
once grew in her grandmother's garden. And on her most recent
collection, Rose's family history and intergenerational stories continue
to seep their way into the songs. "There's a family legacy of losing
and seeking homes, a theme that has followed me," she reflects, pointing
to her mother's journey as an Indian refugee from Uganda, and her
grandmother's displacement from Lahore after the partition of India.
Rose herself was raised surrounded by the Berkshire mountains in
Williamstown, Massachusetts, and today she finds inspiration in the
shock of seasons of the Hudson Valley where she currently resides.
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TOUR DATES:
3/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records ^
5/3 - Winooski, VT @ Waking Windows Festival
5/5 - Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 5/6 - Northhampton, MA @ Iron Horse
5/7 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
5/8 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G
5/9 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
5/10 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
5/12 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
5/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
5/15 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
5/16 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
5/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
5/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
5/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
6/6 - Peterborough, NH @ The Thing in the Spring
^ The Caretaker release show
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