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Rostam Batmanglij (Persian: رستم باتمانقلیج, IPA: [rosˈtæm bɒːtmɒːŋɢeˈliːdʒ]; born November 28, 1983), [1] known mononymously as Rostam, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whose first three albums he produced.
Vampire Weekend is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig , multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij , drummer Chris Tomson , and bassist Chris Baio .
It is also the first album recorded by the band as a trio of vocalist-guitarist Ezra Koenig, bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson after the 2016 departure of keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij; 2019's Father of the Bride, the first post-Batmanglij Vampire Weekend album, was created and promoted by Koenig as a solo project with Baio and Tomson ...
Phoenix Unveils New Album and Song Featuring Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. Rostam Shares ‘From the Back of a Cab’ Single and Video Featuring HAIM, Charli XCX and More.
Vampire Weekend's first album in five years, 'Only God Was Above Us,' leans on their refined baroque rock and poetic lyricism. ... This is the band’s second album sans founding member Rostam ...
Vampire Weekend co-founder Rostam has shared the single "4Runner" and announced a new album, Changephobia, that is due out June 4 through his own Matsor Projects. Changephobia is his second solo ...
Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. It was preceded by the 2009 singles "Horchata" and "Cousins." The album received critical praise and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
Leithauser and Batmanglij met in 2008, when Vampire Weekend supported The Walkmen at a show. Both originally hailing from Washington D.C., they would meet up while visiting their respective families during the holiday season: "Two years in a row at Thanksgiving and Christmas we would be up in Rostam's high school bedroom.