30 September 2022 - 0 Comments

New Zealand-based six-piece, Somebody Do Something has announced the release of their debut music video for single Rise. The video was captured across the picturesque Banks Peninsula landscape by videographer Corban Tupou and is set to be premiered at 12 Bar on Thursday 29th September before its official release on Friday 30th September. Rise comes as the second single from their upcoming debut album which will be shared with the world in late January. 

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A distinctly kiwi take on the RnB sound, Rise can be described as a smooth and silky tune, portraying a little bit of darkness and a little bit of light. The track is reminiscent of their past work Seoul Tree, which came on their debut EP in 2020, but brings a little more summer sunshine groove as we head into the warmer months. 

The lyrics have been written by frontwomen Marlee Rosoff capturing the natural progression every relationship finds once you’ve been through the honeymoon phase, and now you just keep showing up for one another. “When your love becomes more ordinary and mundane, but you choose to stay in it, and go deeper. It’s about the stage when a relationship is no longer brand new. It is expansive in a more real-life, clear lens way- through seeing each other at your worsts and loving each other anyway. That point where you find joy and wonder in knowing someone so deeply, shadow and all.”

The video reflects the meaning of the song by showing a romantic partnership that is going through the mundane motions at first. As the track progresses, Marlee and her love interest (real-life partner, Lewis Marchant) are transported to their own ‘happy places’; for Marlee, this is on a road trip with her bandmates through the beautiful Aotearoa landscape, and for her love interest, this is a solo journey through the park, reading and contemplating life. The two worlds collide as the band is woven into his wanders, and eventually, when both of the lovers have found their own sense of peace on their journeys, they are reunited in a bright and refreshing space, known locally as Orton Bradley Parks’ Green Cathedral. 

The music video for Rise was funded by the band’s 2021 Boosted NZ Campaign, where with the help of their supporters, they generated 110% of their $8000 fundraising goal. Without the ability to perform live for much of 2021 and early 2022, Somebody Do Something turned to perfecting their sound and bringing new material with them into the studio. However, the recording process had its costs, and the lack of income opportunities impacted their ability to earn the capital needed to record and produce a music video. A practical solution was found with the help of Aotearoa’s dedicated crowdfunding platform for the arts.

After a year of cancelled shows and rescheduled video shoots, the release of Rise signals a new phase of certainty for the Somebody Do Something and they are now focused on finalising their debut album, set for release in January 2023. Recently the band welcomed Austyn Mills as their new bass player, who will perform with the band for the first time at their Single Release Party at 12 Bar on Thursday 29th September. 

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