{"id":1917009,"date":"2026-05-04T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917009"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:51:01","slug":"rostam-says-zohran-mamdanis-election-marked-an-expansion-in-american-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917009","title":{"rendered":"Rostam says Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election marked an \u201cexpansion\u201d in \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rostam-2026-Antony-Muse.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rostam says Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election marked an \u201cexpansion\u201d in \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cThat was meaningful to me\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T10:51:01+01:00\">4th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rostam-2026-Antony-Muse-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Rostam\" title=\"Rostam-2026-Antony-Muse\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Rostam. CREDIT: Antony Muse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rostam has said New York mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election represented an \u201cexpansion\u201d of \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"854\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559683\":0,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Rostam \u2013 \u2018Changephobia\u2019 review: a new spin on the Vampire Weekend sound<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former\u00a0Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist and producer is preparing to release his third solo album, \u2018American Stories\u2019, on May 15 through his own label Matsor Projects. It is his first LP since 2021\u2019s \u2018Changephobia\u2019, and you can pre-order\/pre-save it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The record finds him exploring his Iranian and American heritage, with his Iranian parents having moved to the US while his mother, cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij, was pregnant with him. Amir Yaghmai of The\u00a0Voidz\u00a0plays the Turkish instrument the\u00a0saz\u00a0throughout the album, while there are multiple references to the Israel-Gaza conflict in the record\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with\u00a0<i>The Guardian<\/i>, Rostam has spoken about how the album sees him wrestle with his relationship with the United States. \u201cMy position is different,\u201d he said. \u201cSo what is my relationship to the American flag? What is my relationship to American citizenship?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said one thing that has inspired him recently is the election of the new Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, whose Muslim Indian\u00a0background\u00a0and progressive left-wing politics have led Rostam to think about \u201cthe idea that there\u2019s an agenda to say what is and isn\u2019t American.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rostam - 'Like A Spark' (Visualizer)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BEb9WVDxOAA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cZohran\u2019s election is an expansion of what is part of American leadership,\u201d he explained. \u201cThat was meaningful to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite this, Rostam also said he prefers not to explicitly explain how the new songs have a political inspiration. \u201cI like the idea that someone can approach them while not knowing what\u2019s been going on,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people who don\u2019t. But I don\u2019t think an interview is the right place for them to find out. I want people to say, \u2018I love that song!\u2019 Then their best friend is like, \u2018Well, you know what it\u2019s about, right?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021,\u00a0Rostam spoke out about a round of Israeli strikes in Gaza,\u00a0criticising\u00a0then-president Joe Biden\u2019s response. \u201cNo mention of Palestine or the Palestinian people in this tweet,\u201d he wrote in response to a Biden post. \u201cThey are the ones who are\u00a0dying\u00a0however. They are simultaneously being murdered and removed from the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rostam - 'Back of a Truck' (Official Music Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94DTnl44Y1g?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Announcing the new album, Rostam said: \u201cAt some point in making this record I realised the album I wanted to make was one that reflected my identity as both Iranian and American. Pushing the most Iranian elements right up against the most American ones brought me a certain kind of joy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I put microtonal saz melodies over Western guitar chords, I was thrown off by the way the two rubbed together. But the more I listened the more I became drawn to that rub. I became addicted to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will be playing a North American tour in May and June, with five European shows including one at London\u2019s Village Underground in September. Find tickets for North America here, and European tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>awarded \u2018Changephobia\u2019 three stars on its release in 2021, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s hard in the increasingly saturated music world to make an album that stands out. Whatever the flaws in some elements of \u2018Changephobia\u2019, Rostam can be proud of creating an album that showcases his talent as a producer and is truly unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Rostam<\/li>\n<li>Vampire Weekend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div 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td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rostam has said New York mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election represented an \u201cexpansion\u201d of \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"854\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559683\":0,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Rostam \u2013 \u2018Changephobia\u2019 review: a new spin on the Vampire Weekend sound<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former\u00a0Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist and producer is preparing to release his third solo album, \u2018American Stories\u2019, on May 15 through his own label Matsor Projects. It is his first LP since 2021\u2019s \u2018Changephobia\u2019, and you can pre-order\/pre-save it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The record finds him exploring his Iranian and American heritage, with his Iranian parents having moved to the US while his mother, cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij, was pregnant with him. Amir Yaghmai of The\u00a0Voidz\u00a0plays the Turkish instrument the\u00a0saz\u00a0throughout the album, while there are multiple references to the Israel-Gaza conflict in the record\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with\u00a0<i>The Guardian<\/i>, Rostam has spoken about how the album sees him wrestle with his relationship with the United States. \u201cMy position is different,\u201d he said. \u201cSo what is my relationship to the American flag? What is my relationship to American citizenship?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said one thing that has inspired him recently is the election of the new Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, whose Muslim Indian\u00a0background\u00a0and progressive left-wing politics have led Rostam to think about \u201cthe idea that there\u2019s an agenda to say what is and isn\u2019t American.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rostam - 'Like A Spark' (Visualizer)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BEb9WVDxOAA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cZohran\u2019s election is an expansion of what is part of American leadership,\u201d he explained. \u201cThat was meaningful to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite this, Rostam also said he prefers not to explicitly explain how the new songs have a political inspiration. \u201cI like the idea that someone can approach them while not knowing what\u2019s been going on,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people who don\u2019t. But I don\u2019t think an interview is the right place for them to find out. I want people to say, \u2018I love that song!\u2019 Then their best friend is like, \u2018Well, you know what it\u2019s about, right?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021,\u00a0Rostam spoke out about a round of Israeli strikes in Gaza,\u00a0criticising\u00a0then-president Joe Biden\u2019s response. \u201cNo mention of Palestine or the Palestinian people in this tweet,\u201d he wrote in response to a Biden post. \u201cThey are the ones who are\u00a0dying\u00a0however. They are simultaneously being murdered and removed from the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rostam - 'Back of a Truck' (Official Music Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94DTnl44Y1g?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Announcing the new album, Rostam said: \u201cAt some point in making this record I realised the album I wanted to make was one that reflected my identity as both Iranian and American. Pushing the most Iranian elements right up against the most American ones brought me a certain kind of joy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I put microtonal saz melodies over Western guitar chords, I was thrown off by the way the two rubbed together. But the more I listened the more I became drawn to that rub. I became addicted to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will be playing a North American tour in May and June, with five European shows including one at London\u2019s Village Underground in September. Find tickets for North America here, and European tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>awarded \u2018Changephobia\u2019 three stars on its release in 2021, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s hard in the increasingly saturated music world to make an album that stands out. Whatever the flaws in some elements of \u2018Changephobia\u2019, Rostam can be proud of creating an album that showcases his talent as a producer and is truly unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/rostam-says-zohran-mamdanis-election-marked-an-expansion-in-american-leadership-3943936&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rostam-2026-Antony-Muse.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Rostam says Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election marked an \u201cexpansion\u201d in \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d \u201cThat was meaningful to me\u201d By Max Pilley 4th May 2026 Rostam. CREDIT: Antony Muse Rostam has said New York mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election represented an \u201cexpansion\u201d of \u201cAmerican leadership\u201d. 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