Name: Mythopoetics
Brand: Half Waif

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ATI87810.2

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

045778781027

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

ATI878100.1

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045778781010

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

ATI87810CHW.1

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Indie Exclusive

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045778781096

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / yellow

Artist

Half Waif

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Anti

Half Waif is an artist based in the Hudson Valley, Upstate New York. With a unique blend of indie pop and electronic music, *she* has captivated audiences with *her* introspective lyrics and ethereal vocals. Drawing inspiration from artists like Julien Baker and Soccer Mommy, Half Waif's music explores themes of identity, memory, and emotional growth.

Known for *her* captivating live performances, Half Waif has shared the stage with talented musicians such as Loma, Caroline Rose, and Madeline Kenney. *She* has also collaborated with other notable artists including Miya Folick and Helena Deland.

With a growing discography that includes albums like "Lavender" and "The Caretaker," Half Waif continues to push boundaries in the indie music scene. Fans of Frances Quinlan, Snail Mail, or IAN SWEET will find solace in Half Waif's heartfelt melodies and introspective songwriting.

For Nandi Rose, writing a song is an act of transformation. As Half Waif, Rose pieces together the patchworks of our darkest and most vulnerable moments with a golden thread, crafting a majestic evocation of the human experience that permeates with a graceful strength. On new album Mythopoetics, the Hudson Valley-based artist breaks the familial patterns handed down to her, transforming this source of pain into something bearable, beautiful and celebratory. It is an essential reminder that we have the power to shape the stories we tell and the myths we make of our lives.

Half Waif’s previous albums The Caretaker (2020), Lavender (2018) and Probable Depths (2016), garnered acclaim for their compelling journeys through solitude, desire and the search for independence, blanketed under a spectacle of deeply-layered synth-pop. Her fifth full-length sees her stretch her creative muscles, as Rose pushes through the barriers of self-scrutiny and transports us into a world of mythic proportions. Charting territories of addiction, memory and loss, Mythopoetics is animated by the traces of what’s been left behind: the ghost of orange blossoms, the tail of a meteor across the sky, the taste of loneliness in a crust of bread. It is a kind of modern-day storybook where memory is spun into song and the self is explored and acknowledged with tender, nourishing care.

To bring together the world of Mythopoetics, Rose once again collaborated with multi-instrumentalist, film composer and producer Zubin Hensler. The pair came together for a recording residency at Pulp Arts in Gainesville, Florida, with the intention of creating stripped-back recordings of old songs, solely focusing on Rose and her piano. However, the playground of the studio soon transformed the project into a texturally diverse and kaleidoscopic sonic universe.