Half Waif, the project of Nandi Rose, is back with a new album. See you at the Maypolethe continuation until 2021 Fictional, arrives October 4 via Anti-. New song “Figurine” leads off the LP. Below, watch its Derrick Belcham-directed video, shot at Rose's New York home with choreographer Kora Radella, and scroll down to see Annika Tucksmith's album artwork and tracklist. Half Waif will tour the United States behind the LP. see the dates below.
In press material, Rose explained how one of the album's themes arose from a medical episode that followed a miscarriage. Of “Figurine,” Rose said, “Not everyone's going to miscarry, but this is a song about how to keep going after losing something precious, how to get the light back on your face.” He continued, “I was literally carrying death inside me and then my body froze… This wasn't just my story, I wanted to tell. It was each a story of loss—the loss of a life, the loss of a dream, the loss of trust, hope, and faith. A story about finding your way back again.”
Rose worked with longtime collaborator Zubin Hensler on the LP, along with a revolving band that includes percussionists Jason Burger and Zack Levine, guitarist Josh Marre, violinists Hannah Epperson and Elena Moon Park, clarinetist Kristina Teuschler, trombonist Willem de Kochbeh, harp. , and upright bassist Spencer Zahn.