Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij performs at Governors Ball 2014 in New York. Photo by Joe McCabe, heyreverb.com.
producer/songwriter Rostam Batmanglij has left the band, according to a note he posted today.
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The note reads:
hi- I wanted to let ppl kno I’m no longer a member of VW but that Ezra and I will continue to collaborate on future projects and future VW,” he wrote. “My identity as a songwriter and producer, I realized, needs to stand on its own. Still connected to the ppl I work with, but through the songs we make together
i can’t even begin to express the joy I get from writing songs, both on my own + with others, I hold it all sacred. ther is so much amazing music — all of it dear to me — on its way to you. it’s an exciting time. and i feel lucky to share it with you
Rostam
The 32-year-old Batmanglij is a seasoned songwriter and producer. His credits include HAIM’s “Days Are Gone,” Charli XCX’s and Batmanglij also released an album with Ra Ra Riot’s Wesley Miles in 2009 under the name Discovery.
Earlier this month, Batmanglij shared “EOS,” a song he released under his new solo project, Rostam. Listen to that below.
