Rostam Batmanglij's solo career is off to a swift start. Fresh off a collaboration with Ra Ra Riot on the soaring "Water," Rostam has released a new solo single, "Gravity Don't Pull Me," since ...

In Rostam Batmanglij’s Echo Park backyard, past a wooden deck shaded by two trees sagging with grapefruits and avocados, is a small recording studio. When Batmanglij moved here, he filled the space ...

Rostam Batmanglij photographed by Daniel Jack Lyons for W Magazine; styled by Tara Boyette. Batmanglij wears his own clothing. Rostam Batmanglij has figured out the headline for this article. It doesn ...

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Rostam Batmanglij performs at the Museum of Fine Arts Saturday night. PHOTO COURTESY CARTER HOWE Rostam Batmanglij, better known as Rostam, is not limited to his former band. Though he was one of the ...

The very first time Hamilton Leithauser met Rostam Batmanglij, he realized the two musicians had a special chemistry. For one, there was an easy familiarity between the duo, both of whom grew up in ...

The musical partnership between Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij began, as so many do, by disturbing the parental peace. The former lead singer for the Walkmen and the now-former ...

Rostam Batmanglij spent his twenties building Vampire Weekend from a Columbia University dorm project into one of indie rock’s biggest bands. But by 2013, Batmanglij – who wrote, produced and played ...