Half Waif

For Hudson Valley-based singer, songwriter, and producer Nandi Rose, writing a song is an act of transformation. As Half Waif, Rose pieces together the patchworks of our darkest and most vulnerable moments with a golden thread, crafting a majestic evocation of the human experience that permeates with a graceful strength. Over the past decade, Rose has built upon her classical training to create a bold and unique sound that melds pop and folk songwriting styles with experimental production and arrangements. It is a form of emotional storytelling that is radically vulnerable and deeply layered, probing into what it means to be alive and in relationship with ourselves and with the world.

Since joining the roster of renowned indie label ANTI- Records (Fleet Foxes, Mavis Staples, Waxahatchee), Half Waif has released the critically acclaimed records The Caretaker (2020) and Mythopoetics (2021), the latter of which was described by the New York Times as a “chordal anthem” and featured on their Best Songs of the Year list. Half Waif has also made an appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk series and toured internationally.

In 2024, Rose will release a new body of work, beginning with a five-song EP called Ephemeral Being, out May 31 with ANTI-.