Half Waif

Half Waif is the solo project of Nandi Rose Plunkett, who lives in Brooklyn NY. In the home of her Indian mother and Irish/American father, Nandi grew up listening to a mix of Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Celtic songstress Loreena McKennitt, and traditional Indian bhajans. In college, she studied classical singing and became enamored with the works of Olivier Messiaen and Claude Debussy. A lover of synthesizers and pop tunes, her resulting work as Half Waif features richly layered compositions of various origins, at once dark and dreamy. Half Waif's first EP, Future Joys, was released in May 2013. She recorded her debut full-length album KOTEKAN with producer Devin Greenwood in Brooklyn and released it in July 2014. The album--a kaleidoscopic blend of contemporary classical music and experimental pop--is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp.