UPDATE: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig has responded to Rostam’s announcement with his own words of positivity and an update on the upcoming Vampire Weekend album. See his message at the bottom of the ...

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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig has opened up about the departure of the band's guitarist and co-lead vocalist Rostam Batmanglij. Batmanglij confirmed yesterday (January 26) that he has left the group, ...

Danielle Haim remembers coming into the studio with three thoughts in her head: 1. She and her sisters still needed an opener for their new album. 2. They should try sampling somebody else’s music. 3.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When Rostam Batmanglij announced his departure from indie staple Vampire Weekend, the community ...

After five years, indie-rock band Ra Ra Riot have released a new single, “The Wish,” co-written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij. Ra Ra Riot is renowned for both their cultivation of live music ...

It was just two weeks ago that Converse attempted to answer the “Hey, What if Kid Cudi, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij Made a Song Together??” question, ...

Rostam Batmanglij has officially quit as guitarist and co-lead vocalist of indie darlings Vampire Weekend. The multi-instrumentalist confirmed his separation from the group on Twitter - but stressed ...

Vampire Weekend‘s multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam Batmanglij just released this solo track called “Wood.” It’s got a Middle-Eastern vibe to it, simple in it’s composition at some points and ...

The last time we heard from Emily Yacina, she was looking backward, putting out a compilation album of stray tracks that she’s recorded over the years. But today, Yacina — who has gone from Philly to ...

Rostam Batmanglij has been inching into the spotlight for years — first as one-half of the back-burnered, revisited synth-pop duo Discovery (with Ra Ra Riot's Wesley Miles); then as a sonic architect ...