Artist: Rostam
Title: American Stories
Format: 1× Sumac Vinyl LP
Edition: Limited Edition
Number of Tracks: 9
Release Date: 15 May - 2026
Record Label: Matsor Projects
Genre: Rock - Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Country of Origin: United States
Catalogue: MTSR009LP-C1
EAN: 0617308034660 /
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
Release Notes: Rostam’s third album, American Stories, arrives May 15, 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 finger- picked guitars, pedal steel, and strummed chords with microtonal Persian melodies. “That marriage of east and west felt like music that I needed to make for this album.” Interweaving his own experiences, Rostam's lyrics are a collection of stories and reflections, “The Weight” takes place on college campuses in America in the spring of 2025. In “Forgive is to Know,” Rostam processes real events and the act of songwriting itself. Rostam makes sense of the end of a relationship in “Hardy ft. Clairo” and contends with humanity’s uncertain future. The result is a record that feels deeply individual yet unmistakably American. “Ultimately I hope listeners find comfort in this record and I want to leave people with a feeling of optimism.”