{"product_id":"rostam-american-stories-lp-color-vinyl","title":"Rostam - American Stories LP (Color Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRostam'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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43407346925686,"sku":"617308034660","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1276\/9409\/files\/4501317-3550381.jpg?v=1778774431","url":"https:\/\/erodingwinds.com\/products\/rostam-american-stories-lp-color-vinyl","provider":"Eroding Winds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}