Half Waif Explained

Half Waif
Birth Name:Ananda Rose Plunkett
Alias:Nandi Rose
Past Member Of:Pinegrove

Half Waif is the stage name of American musician Ananda Rose "Nandi" Plunkett.[1]

Early life

Born to an Indian mother from Uganda, Rose grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[2] Her parents divorced when she was a child.

Rose began writing music when she was a child in Massachusetts. She later attended Kenyon College.

History

A former member of the indie rock band Pinegrove,[3] Rose released her first full-length album as Half Waif in 2014, titled Kotekan.[4] She followed it up with the release in 2016 of her second full-length album, titled Probable Depths.[5] [6] [7] In 2017, she released an EP titled form/a.[8]

Rose released her third full-length album as Half Waif in 2018, titled Lavender.[9] The album received a 7.8 out of 10 rating from Pitchfork[10] and became Stereogum's album of the week on its release.[11] At the end of the year, it appeared in some publications' best-of-the-year lists, ranking notably in such lists by Stereogum (17th),[12] The Skinny (27th),[13] Loud and Quiet (40th),[14] and The 405 (41st).[15]

In April 2021, Rose announced her fifth album, Mythopoetics, with a July 9 release date.[16]

Rose's music has been described as synth-pop[9] and electronic.[17]

Personal life

Rose is married to Pinegrove member Zack Levine.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curto . Justin . Half Waif Has Been Unknowingly Working Toward Mythopoetics for Generations .
  2. Web site: Trammell . Matthew . Nandi Rose Plunkett’s Freewheeling Art Pop . . 4 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Kaye . Ben . Half Waif Shares Track by Track Breakdown of New Album Mythopoetics: Exclusive .
  4. Web site: Leas . Ryan . Enough Apocalypse . Stereogum . 4 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Innis . Charles . Half Waif – "Nest" (Stereogum Premiere) . Stereogum . 25 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Pelly . Jenn . Half Waif: "Turn Me Around" . Pitchfork . 25 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Pelly . Jenn . Half Waif’s Restless Electro Pop . Pitchfork.
  8. Web site: McDermott . Patrick . Half Waif’s New EP Is A Mesmerizing Collection Of Avant-Pop . . 3 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Lorusso . Marissa . Half Waif's 'Lavender' Offers A Ritual Of Beauty And Purification . . 3 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Geffen . Sasha . Half Waif: Lavender . Pitchfork . 3 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Claymore . Gabriela . Album Of The Week: Half Waif Lavender . . 3 January 2020.
  12. Web site: 2018-12-04 . The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 . 2023-12-18 . Stereogum . en.
  13. Web site: The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018 . 2023-12-18 . www.theskinny.co.uk . en.
  14. Web site: The Loud And Quiet best 40 albums of 2018 . 2023-12-18 . Loud And Quiet . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2018-12-21 . 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018 . 2023-12-18 . www.yearendlists.com . en-us.
  16. Web site: Martoccio . Angie . Half Waif Previews New Album With ‘Swimmer’ . Rolling Stone . 29 April 2021 . 28 April 2021.
  17. Web site: DiBlasi . Loren . Watch Half Waif Perform Three Gorgeous Lavender Tracks Live From the Paste Studio . . 4 January 2020.

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