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Nandi Rose's music shines brightest when she can balance her incredible storytelling capabilities with her electric melodies and creative synth work. Lavender, Half Waif's 2018 record, is probably one of the strongest synthpop concept albums of the decade. It functions as a deep excavation into feelings of loss that is entirely orchestrated through bombastic synths and crushing lyrics. Her new album, The Caretaker, follows suit, moving even further into experimental song structures. While still ... read more
Lavender was one of my favorite albums of 2018 and The Caretaker lives up to the hype as Half Waif's follow up. I love how detailed the production is especially in the first half and her writing is as strong as ever. Really introspective album with a lot of focus on the kind of reflection we go through during isolated periods of time especially winter and aiming to come out of it a better person. great stuff
Faves: In August, Halogen 2, My Best Self
Faves: In August, Halogen 2, My Best Self
What a consistent body of work, truly. First time hearing anything from this artist, really surprised in a very positive way.
All I wanna say is that I definitely could've picked a better soundtrack than this album for when I played club penguin instead of writing my term papers
Nandi Rose A.K.A Half Waif comes through with a lovely release.
The Caretaker is a mystifying album with places a heavy emphasis both atmosphere and introspection and manages to create a harmonious balance between the two. It's honestly a beautiful pop album just on a sonic level alone. We get pulled through so many passages of spacey ambience leading to layers of lush synths and even some live instrumentation such as the violin and piano. It does so much to emphasize the power of Rose's heavy ... read more
The Caretaker is a mystifying album with places a heavy emphasis both atmosphere and introspection and manages to create a harmonious balance between the two. It's honestly a beautiful pop album just on a sonic level alone. We get pulled through so many passages of spacey ambience leading to layers of lush synths and even some live instrumentation such as the violin and piano. It does so much to emphasize the power of Rose's heavy ... read more
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New Track: Half Waif – “In August” 
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New Track: Half Waif – “Halogen 2″ 
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New Track: Half Waif – “Ordinary Talk” 
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Track List
- Clouds Rest
- Siren
- Ordinary Talk
- My Best Self
- In August
- Lapsing
- Halogen 2
- Blinking Light
- Brace
- Generation
- Window Place
- Flock
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Added on: January 28, 2020