HALF WAIF
SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "PARTY'S OVER"
B-SIDE FROM NEW 7" OUT TODAY VIA ANTI-
Half Waif, the project of Nandi Rose, has shared a video for "Party's Over," the new single from her new 7" out today via ANTI-. The release marks the start of a new chapter of work to unfold in 2021.
Of the song, Rose says "How many times have I stood on the outside, wanting to be inside? This song is a reminder to myself that maybe I'm seeing it backwards, and the outside is actually the better place to be. There's a sense of richness at the margins, where the shadows darken. It reminds me of that party trick where you take the wire cage from the top of a bottle of champagne, and you hold it up and twist and trick your brain into seeing the whole thing inverted. Except in this case, the party's over, and it's not an illusion, it's a revelation."
Last month, Half Waif announced the 7" with the release of its A-Side "Orange Blossoms," which received praise from Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, Paste, Uproxx, Brooklyn Vegan, MXDWN & more.
"Half Waif's new album, The Caretaker, evokes the stifling feeling of wanting to force time forward and charge into a future that's nebulous and perpetually out of reach. These songs inadvertently speak to a period of uncertainty and isolation, and, though they're weighty, Half Waif's sombre elegance reflects the steely-eyed strength of a person who might just get through it."
-The New Yorker
"Beautifully rendered and deeply layered synth-pop."
-Pitchfork
"The swooping blend of organic instrumentation and fluttering electronics that has marked Nandi Rose's solo career as Half Waif looks to come into stark clarity with The Caretaker. A musician who has built her career on enigmatic presence and ambiguity steps into a lusher and more mature territory with her fourth album, guided as always by her clear and restless vocals, delivering poetic turns of phrase that can twist from grandly universal to painfully intimate within a single measure"
-The AV Club
"A whirring, deeply emotive window into self-sufficiency and the highs and lows of personal growth."
-NPR
"Stormy chord progressions and eerie pitch-shifts convey disquiet, while sweeping strings and Rose's soaring vocals crash in waves of catharsis."
-Nylon
"Sparse and spectral."
-The FADER
"Characteristically gorgeous, emotive."
-Stereogum
"Often resembles a reversion to her sparser early work and away from the cavernous jolts of her more recent output."
-Paste
"Whereas her debut solo record, Lavender, took a more intimate approach to music, this new one goes for big emotions and even bigger music."
-Consequence of Sound
"Nandi Rose dials into the electronic elements of her musical repertoire."
-UPROXX
"Downright euphoric."
-MTV
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HALF WAIF
ORANGE BLOSSOMS B/W PARTY'S OVER 7"
ANTI- RECORDS
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
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