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Rostam Releases “American Stories” Album, London Show Sept. 8

5/25/2026

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Rostam Batmanglij released his third solo album, American Stories, on Matsor Projects and will promote it with a show at London’s Village Underground on 8 September.
The record mixes indie-pop with Persian saz and yayli tambur, adds Hawaiian-origin pedal steel on the track The Road to Death.
Batmanglij says the album avoids reacting to the February US-Israel attack on Iran and instead reflects longer-term ideas about identity and American solidarity.

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Story summary

Rostam Batmanglij released his third solo album, American Stories, on Matsor Projects and will promote it with a show at London’s Village Underground on 8 September.
The record mixes indie-pop with Persian saz and yayli tambur, adds Hawaiian-origin pedal steel on the track The Road to Death.
Batmanglij says the album avoids reacting to the February US-Israel attack on Iran and instead reflects longer-term ideas about identity and American solidarity.