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'American Stories' out now.
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New album 'American Stories' out May 15 https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

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American Stories

Half-Light (The Instrumentals) out now.
Pre-Order: https://officialrostam.store/
Listen: https://rostam.ffm.to/instrumentals

Half-Light (The Instrumentals)

Changephobia Remix EP Pt 1 & 2: https://rostam.ffm.to/remixes1-2

Changephobia Deluxe out now.
• Order: https://rostam.ffm.to/merch​
• Listen: https://rostam.ffm.to/changephobia

Rostam Online: https://ffm.bio/rostam

Changephobia Remixes: Part I & II

Sessions and Performances

Changephobia [Expanded Album]

I Had A Dream That You Were Mine

Rostam Live

Rostam - In a River Versions

Rostam Official Music Videos

Remixes of Rostam's album Half-Light from Tourist, Jim-E Stack, Instupendo and Matsor Projects.

Rostam - Half-Light Remixes: EP1 [Album Playlist]

Songs from Rostam's album, Half-Light. Order on CD/LP at: https://kf-merch.com/collections/rostam

Rostam - Half-Light [Album + Remixes Playlist]

here are a few music videos for tracks I produced

Produced by Rostam

EOS/Wood

Rostam - American Stories: A Concert Film

Directed and Edited by Antony Muse

Produced by Cole Silberman & Rostam Batmanglij

American Stories out now: https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

Buy tickets for the American Stories Tour at https://officialrostam.com

May 27  San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30  Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5  Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club! 
June 6  Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 13  Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 
June 14  Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17  Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June 18  New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 20  Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!

Sept 6   Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 
Sept 8   London, UK @ Village Underground^
Sept 9   Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie^
Sept 12  Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Sept 13   Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine^
Sept 15   Stockholm Nalen Klubb^

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

Line Producer: Elena Wasserman
Director of Photography: Russell Tandy
1st AD: Ian Ekstrom
Steadicam Op: Zac Stanke
Steadi 1st AC: Chris Powers
Dolly Op: Justin Kelly
Dolly 1st AC: Amir Rose-Amnifu
Dolly 1st AC: Taha Sobhani
2nd AC: Marianna Vaschilenko
2nd AC: Jewel Perez
Digitech: Dylan Neal
Gaffer: Jordan Brodie Av-Tal
Key Grip/Dolly Grip: Simeon Mihaylov
BBG: Wesley Aharoni
Prodution Design/Fabricator: Chip Mayersohn
Key/Camera PA: Rene Rios
Talent/Client PA: Wardrobe Lara Waibel
Photographer: Cole Silberman
Colorist: Antony Muse

Band:
Rostam Batmanglij
Jack Hallenbeck
Andrew Tachine
Julian McClanahan
Michael Blasky
Amir Yaghmai
Ben Carbone

Sound City Engineer: Sebastian Reunert
Rostam Sound Engineer: Evan Pruett
Rostam Sound Engineer: Joey Messina-Doerning

Rostam on Site Manager: Jane Clements

Rostam Manager: Dalton Sim
Rostam Manager: Kris Chen

Rostam - 'American Stories: A Concert Film'

Join me and director Antony Muse 30 minutes ahead of time for a livestream. Excited for you to see the film and we’ll chat a little about what went into it.

‘American Stories: A Concert Film’ premieres tonight at 9pm EST on YouTube

We'll be doing a premiere with a livestream beforehand. so if you wanna join me on video chat, that'll start a half-hour early, at 8:30pm EST. 

So what is 'American Stories: A Concert Film' ? It's me and my incredible American Stories band playing songs for you live at the legendary Sound City Studio A: some new songs, some old songs-- everything live, with no click tracks or backing tracks. It was directed by Antony Muse and shot by Russell Tandy. Very excited for you to experience it-- also -- our tour starts next week!

'American Stories: A Concert Film' will be premiering on YouTube on Tuesday at 9pm EST / 6pm PST

It was leant to me by Ethan Gruska. The first lyrics that came were for the chorus, and they quote Alexander Pope, who wrote, in 1711, “To err is human, to forgive, divine.”

From there, I went on a journey writing verses. I probably spent a couple years writing the verses of this song and I wrote more than could fit in one song… and I did something that I rarely do which was to write about songwriting itself in those opening couplets.

Still my favorite line came to me as I was in the midst of recording vocals: “…that the institutions don’t reward the compassionate.”

#americanstories  #forgiveistoknow #rostam #rubberbridge #lyricsvideo

“Forgive is to Know” started with 4 chords that I wrote on a rubber bridge guitar.

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 was originally an eight song album. Ultimately the track is one of two songs I finished writing with my friend Tobias Jesso Jr. I’m so happy we could come together on those two songs. Seems like people are connecting hard with this song. #americanstories #tofeelnoway #tobiasjessojr #rostam #piano

“To Feel No Way” was a song I’d started but didn’t know how to finish.

Directed by Antony Muse

"To Feel No Way" from Rostam's album ‘American Stories’ out now: https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

Buy tickets for the American Stories Tour at https://officialrostam.com

May 27  San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30  Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5  Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club! 
June 6  Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 13  Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 
June 14  Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17  Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June 18  New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 20  Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!

Sept 6   Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 
Sept 8   London, UK @ Village Underground^
Sept 9   Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie^
Sept 12  Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Sept 13   Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine^
Sept 15   Stockholm Nalen Klubb^

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

Production Company: Good Day Projects
Executive Producer: Nyles Washington
Producer: Annie Finck

Director of Photography: Felix Bailly

Editor: Antony Muse 
Title & Lyric Design: Evan Pruett
Colorists: Antony Muse & Evan Pruett

LYRICS
Once there was a simple way
to talk through anything 
To forgive the mistakes we made
and fall back asleep again

We used to have a language
There wasn’t much we’d have to say
and you would be so sweet to me
so sweet in your own way

How does it feel 
to start over and alone
What does it mean 
that I feel good out on my own

How does it feel 
to look back on us these days?
What would it mean 
to feel no way?

Sadie keeps a table for me
at the restaurant 
I ride a bike down Orchard St.
ask myself as I walk

How does it feel 
to start over and alone
What does it mean
that I feel good out on my own

How does it feel 
to look back on us these days
What would it mean 
to feel no way

What would it mean
to feel no way

Rostam - 'To Feel No Way' (NYC Lyric Video)

Directed by Antony Muse

"The Weight" from Rostam's album ‘American Stories’ out now: https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

Buy tickets for the American Stories Tour at https://officialrostam.com

May 27  San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30  Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5  Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club! 
June 6  Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 13  Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 
June 14  Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17  Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June 18  New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 20  Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!

Sept 6   Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 
Sept 8   London, UK @ Village Underground^
Sept 9   Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie^
Sept 12  Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Sept 13   Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine^
Sept 15   Stockholm Nalen Klubb^

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

Production Company: Good Day Projects
Executive Producer: Nyles Washington
Producer: Annie Finck

Director of Photography: Felix Bailly

Editor: Antony Muse 
Title & Lyric Design: Evan Pruett
Colorists: Antony Muse & Evan Pruett

LYRICS
Head high like a halo
Warm hands on the pavement 
Eyes glowing in the heat lamps
Calling out a broken government

Walking home in a rain storm
Mom and Dad don’t believe you
Every word at commencement
new to the administration

You feel the weight 
come down to you
‘cause you know the truth
You got courage on your side

You feel the weight
come down to you
And you know it to be true
You got courage on your side  
Bodies blocking up a driveway
Car parked in Chicago
Unmarked in the walkway
Plainclothes on the radio

And anyway you never wrote it out
In the library basement
They can force a resignation
But can’t stop a formation

You feel the weight 
come down to you
‘cause you know the truth
You got courage on your side

You feel the weight
come down to you
And you know it to be true
You got courage on your side

Rostam - 'The Weight' (NYC Lyric Video)

Directed by Antony Muse

"Forgive Is to Know" from Rostam's album ‘American Stories’ out now: https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

Buy tickets for the American Stories Tour at https://officialrostam.com

May 27  San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30  Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5  Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club! 
June 6  Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 13  Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 
June 14  Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17  Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June 18  New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 20  Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!

Sept 6   Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 
Sept 8   London, UK @ Village Underground^
Sept 9   Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie^
Sept 12  Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Sept 13   Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine^
Sept 15   Stockholm Nalen Klubb^

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

Production Company: Good Day Projects
Executive Producer: Nyles Washington
Producer: Annie Finck

Director of Photography: Felix Bailly

Editor: Antony Muse 
Title & Lyric Design: Evan Pruett
Colorists: Antony Muse & Evan Pruett

LYRICS
I’ve been working slowly
and time can help a song

The chords are set in stone but 
the words I’m working on

Drove up to New England 
listening in the car

Rolled the windows down and
held the wind across my arms

A thing about forgiveness 
Is that it takes a change 

Where once you were a victim 
you no longer feel the same

A thing about forgiveness
is that it asks for change

Where once you felt a victim 
now you don’t see it that way

I won’t recount the story
you know it breaks my heart

The ending it was tragic
was the problem ever solved?

All of us were wishing 
we knew what to do 

Was not enough compassion
taught to us in school?

And just because you feel it
doesn’t mean it’s fair

Just because it hurt you
doesn’t mean you’re cleared

Of the obligation 
to know the harm you’ve done
 
All of us are guilty 
none of us are innocent

To err is human
but to forgive is divine
Divine
Divine

Something I remember
and guess I took to heart

Is that we don’t grow wiser
without seeing our part

Something I remembered
that stuck with me I guess

Is that the institutions
don’t reward the compassionate

To err is human
But to forgive is to learn
To learn
To learn
To learn 
To learn

I have this hope that
we could learn from our errors

And though the truth is still obscured 
I think the truth could still be learned

I have this hope
that we could change from what’s occurred

And though the truth is still obscured 
I think some truth could still be heard

I have this hope that
we could learn from our errors

And though the truth is still obscured 
I think the truth could still be learned

I have this hope
that we could change from what’s occurred

And though the truth is still obscured 
I think some truth could still be heard

Rostam - 'Forgive Is to Know' (NYC Lyric Video)

Directed by Antony Muse

"Come Apart" from Rostam's album ‘American Stories’ out now: https://matsorprojects.lnk.to/AmericanStories

Buy tickets for the American Stories Tour at https://officialrostam.com

May 27  San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30  Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3  San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5  Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club! 
June 6  Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 13  Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 
June 14  Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17  Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June 18  New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 20  Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!

Sept 6   Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 
Sept 8   London, UK @ Village Underground^
Sept 9   Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie^
Sept 12  Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Sept 13   Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine^
Sept 15   Stockholm Nalen Klubb^

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

Production Company: Good Day Projects
Executive Producer: Nyles Washington
Producer: Annie Finck

Director of Photography: Felix Bailly

Editor: Antony Muse 
Title & Lyric Design: Evan Pruett
Colorists: Antony Muse & Evan Pruett

LYRICS
I know that the world will come apart
I know that the world will come apart
I hope that the pain is gonna stop
I hope that the pain is gonna stop

Well you lie to your kids 
say it’s not what it is
but the kids are too smart 
to see something for what it’s not

I know that the world will come apart
I know that the world will come apart
I hope that the pain is gonna stop
I hope that the pain is gonna stop

When they burned olive trees 
they set fire to the leaves
but the roots are too strong 
to let go of where they’re from

And one day the pain is gonna stop
One day the pain is gonna stop
I know that the world will come apart
I know that the world will come apart