With his second LP, the Vampire Weekend alum and music producer shakes out his own fears and explores the intersection of being a gay Iranian-American.
Former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij has crafted a fitting record for sunny summer days, leaning into a stripped-down sound that combines pop with jazz.
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Rostam Shares New Song These Kids We Knew Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Rostam has released a new song, These Kids We Knew.
The hazy, acoustic track reflects on generational conflicts over climate change and follows the former Vampire Weekend member s singles Under Control and Unfold You, released at the end of 2020. He said: I was thinking of three generations while I was writing this song. There’s a generation of adults who don’t see global warming as their problem because they think they won’t be impacted by it. Then there’s a generation younger than mine, who will certainly have to deal with what is happening. In the song I have a fantasy of the younger generation arresting the adults and putting them on trial in the streets of cities around the world. Those are the sidewalk courts that I sing about in the song.