News
Jun 23, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has surprise-released a new EP, Portraits, which is out today via ANTI-. The EP consists of stripped-back piano and vocal versions of two songs from each of Rose’s previous two studio albums, 2020’s The Caretaker and 2021’s Mythopoetics. More
Featuring Helios, Jesu, Gordi, Half Waif, and Thao
Sep 01, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Today, Julien Baker releases her EP Little Oblivions Remixes, which features reworkings of songs from her most recent album Little Oblivions done by artists Helios, Jesu, Gordi, Half Waif, and Thao. It is out via Matador Records. More
Mythopoetics Out Now via ANTI-
Jul 09, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has released a new album, Mythopoetics, today via ANTI-. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, on Wednesday we posted our in-depth interview with her. More
Mythopoetics Due Out July 9 via ANTI-
Jun 23, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) is releasing a new album, Mythopoetics, on July 9 via ANTI-. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Horse Racing.” More
Plus Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 28, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week, Republicans successfully blocked a commission that would have probed the January 6 storming of the Capitol. More
Mythopoetics Due Out July 9 via ANTI-
May 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) is releasing a new album, Mythopoetics, on July 9 via ANTI-. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Sodium & Cigarettes.” More
Mythopoetics Due Out July 9 via ANTI-
Apr 28, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has announced a new album, Mythopoetics, and shared a video for a new song from it, “Swimmer.” More
Orange Blossoms B/W Party’s Over Out Now Via ANTI-
Apr 01, 2021
By Emma Goad
Nandi Rose’s musical project Half Waif has a new song “Take Away the Ache,” via a lyric video for it. More
Orange Blossoms B/W Party’s Over 7-Inch Out Today via ANTI-
Feb 24, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has shared a video for her new song “Party’s Over.” The song serves as the B-side to her new 7-inch vinyl release Orange Blossoms B/W Party’s Over 7”, which is out today via ANTI-. More
Orange Blossoms B/W Party’s Over 7-Inch Out February 24 on ANTI-
Jan 26, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has shared a video for her new song “Orange Blossoms.” The song serves as the A-side on her upcoming 7-inch vinyl release Orange Blossoms B/W Party’s Over 7”, which will be out on February 24 via ANTI-. More
The Caretaker Out Now via ANTI-
Mar 27, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has released a new album, The Caretaker, today via ANTI-, her first album for the label. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, on Wednesday we posted our Why Not Both? podcast interview with Half Waif. More
New Episodes Every Wednesday
Mar 25, 2020
By Laura Studarus
Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, Half Waif told us about her new album The Caretaker, and the real-life nature that surronds it. More
The Caretaker Due Out March 27 via ANTI-
Mar 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) is releasing a new album, The Caretaker, on March 27 via ANTI-, her first album for the label. Now she has shared the album’s third single, “In August,” via a lyric video for the new song. More
The Caretaker Due Out March 27 via ANTI-
Feb 26, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) is releasing a new album, The Caretaker, on March 27 via ANTI-, her first album for the label. Now she has shared another song from it, “Halogen 2,” via a video for the track. More
The Caretaker Due Out March 27 via ANTI-
Jan 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose) has announced a new album, The Caretaker, and shared its first single, “Ordinary Talk” via a video for the track. She has also announced some tour dates. More
Interviews
Jul 07, 2021
By Jasper Willems
Nandi Rose, better known as Half Waif, shows up on Zoom a little late: one could be entertained by the notion she was fighting off a bear or dealing with an invasion of huntsman spiders at her rural home in Upstate New York. Indeed: sometimes the imagination brings more nourishment than something as banal as a schedule mixup. Rose knows that power all too well. Half Waif’s new album Mythopoetics brings Rose’s most innate talent further than ever to the fore: bringing surrealistic and kitchen sink imagery together in profound, soul-stirring fashion. More
Apr 07, 2020
By Nandi Rose
For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Half Waif (aka Nandi Rose). More