#Half Waif Shares Video for New Song “Orange Blossoms”: Watch

Half Waif has shared the video for her new song “Orange Blossoms.” The track is the A-side of a forthcoming 7″ single, out Feburary 24 via ANTI-. Check out the “Orange Blossoms” video, directed by Kenna Hynes, below.

Of the song, Half Waif’s Nandi Rose said in a press release:

I wrote “Orange Blossoms” soon after finishing The Caretaker, and in some ways, it feels like the next chapter in that story. In the fall of 2019, I found myself taking care of someone close to me who was struggling with addiction, and as a caretaker often does, I internalized that immense pain and took it on as my own. It’s paralyzing, to feel so powerless when trying to help someone you love. The song came out like an incantation, a desperate plea to be rescued from wrestling with everything. But it unfolded into something more resolute as I refocused on the task of taking responsibility for myself and my own life. The song touches on a phrase that kept coming back to me at that time, which was: “No one’s going to do it for you.” You can help and be helped, you can love and be loved, but salvation is your own to seek and claim.

The B-side of Half Waif’s 7″ is called “Party’s Over.” Nandi Rose released The Caretaker, the follow-up to her debut LP Lavender, last April. Read the Rising feature “Half Waif’s Restless Electro Pop.”