Rostam - American Stories (Sumac Vinyl)

Founding member of Vampire Weekend Rostam's American Stories is his first new music in over five years. The Iranian-American artist and acclaimed producer returns with a record that explores his life across dual cultural worlds. The music weaves together elements of Americana and Persian traditions, blending fingerpicked guitars, pedal steel, and strummed chords with microtonal Persian melodies.

Interweaving his own experiences, Rostam's lyrics are a collection of stories and reflections. From college campuses in America in the spring of 2025 to the act of songwriting itself. Rostam makes sense of the end of a relationship and contends with humanity's uncertain future. The result is a record that feels deeply individual yet unmistakably American. Highlights include "The Weight", "Forgive Is To Know" and "Hardy" feat. Clairo.

Exclusive SUMAC vinyl produced by Matsor Projects Records in 2026.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Like A Spark
2. Back Of A Truck
3. Different Light
4. Hardy (feat. Clairo)
5. Forgive Is To Know
6. To Feel No Way
7. The Road To Death
8. Come Apart
9. The Weight (feat. Amir Yaghmai)