It has been four years since we last had a new St. Lucia album, so pardon our overt excitement! However, we have a feeling you’ll be just as happy once you listen to the band’s fourth LP, Utopia, out now via Nettwerk.
In honor of the release of the album – which was previously half-released with an introductory EP this past spring, Utopia I – the band has shared a rather adorable visual for new track, “Gimme The Night.” Featuring Ireland Basinger Baldwin, the video – directed by Nicole Lipp – shares the downsides of fame as a popular starlet barricades herself in a convenience store with a clerk – played by Jetta Juriansz – to find a little peace of mind and normalcy for a night.
“When we were doing a lot of DJ sets, I was watching what people would respond to when they’re on the dancefloor. In the back of my mind, I wanted to make music that spoke that language,” shares frontman Jean-Philip Grobler. “Lyrically, ‘Gimme The Night’ is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the lifestyle of influencer culture, which we lived at different points. Being in a band, you’re flying all over the place. Everyone thinks it’s a totally glamorous life on social media. It’s glamorous sometimes, but most of the time, it’s not the jet-set life you imagine.”
“We love videos that have a poignant message wrapped up in something seemingly not so poignant. Here we have a parable of fame and how it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, with the role of the young starlet being played by our good friend, Ireland Basinger Baldwin, who, due to her celebrity status, is well accustomed to this song’s message. The video also has a cameo from our friend and frequent collaborator, Andrè Allen Anjos, aka RAC. Because if one synth-pop artist can’t make it to their video shoot, you should stick another one in there instead.”
Check out the video for “Gimme The Night” below:
