Lontalius releases new track and video ‘Carousel’, announces album date

Lontalius gives fans another taste of his soon-to-be-released third album Someone Will Be There For You with the “magical” ballad Carousel.

For Lontalius, Carousel is a favourite from the forthcoming Side Two of Someone. “I was trying to capture the magical, butterflies-in-stomach feeling of meeting someone new.”

The song is accompanied by a video by longtime collaborators Phoebe Gittinsand Arty Papageorgiou filmed between rain showers in Wellington.

“This song is one of the most intimate I’ve written, so trying to come up with a video idea was harder than I expected. I asked Arty and Phoebe to help me capture the intimacy and warmth of the song without going overboard. My music can always be classed as sad or emotional but I don’t think a big, dramatic and emotional video really suits me. What felt right was to just sing the song in the dark, much like how I wrote it,” Lontalius said.

“During the lockdowns and also during my day-to-day life I’m partial to a late night walk around the suburbs, listening to music and contemplating my world. I like that this video captures that, too.”

Carousel is out now on streaming platforms. Side Two of Someone Will Be There For You will be released on Friday 30 April. Made with the support of NZ On Air.