The Caretaker by Half Waif - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

In her fourth album under her Half Waif moniker, Nandi Rose envisioned a fictional groundskeeper struggling to maintain the estate to which she’s been entrusted. But The Caretaker is less a concept album than it is a clear-eyed stock-taking of the songwriter and former Pinegrove member’s own life at the end of her twenties, recorded from her front porch in New York’s Hudson Valley: “Sitting in the dark, dreaming up a song, crying in my coffee, doing it all wrong,” she sings on “Ordinary Talk.” It’s deceptively straightforward chamber pop with quietly experimental production flairs, with Rose on a journey to the center of the self. As she puts it on “Blinking Light”: “If this doesn’t change me, nothing will.”

1. Clouds Rest

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

2. Siren

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

3. Ordinary Talk

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

4. My Best Self

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

5. In August

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

6. Lapsing

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

7. Halogen 2

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

8. Blinking Light

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

9. Brace

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

10. Generation

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

11. Window Place

Arranger: Nandi Rose; Composer
Primary Artist: Half Waif; Main Performer
Composer: Nandi Rose
Ananda Rose Plunkett; Composer
Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Composer
Mixing: David Tolomei; Production
Producer: David Tolomei
Nandi Rose; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nandi Rose; Other
Music Publisher: Rice Moose Music (bmi); Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

34 minutes and 1 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

10/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Electronic

Label

Anti - Epitaph

Music Distribution Service

IIP DDS

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 26, 2020

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

45778773879