Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek Releases First Video as Ramona Lisa [video]

Caroline Polachek of Chairlift is stepping out with solo work under the moniker Ramona Lisa. “Ramona is a character that sprang from the songs I made, she belongs to a different world. I’ve done everything with Chairlift from an androgynous, non-gendered point of view. What makes Ramona’s world specific is a sort of femininity that I’ve never gotten into before,” she recently explained in an interview with Fader.

The first video just arrived featuring Polachek cooly floating through alligator-infested waters, the emotional and visual contrast making for a captivating experience. “Dominic” is a sophisticated serenade centered around Polachek’s voice which drifts and glides throughout like oil on water or, in this context, a sleek boat on water. Ramona Lisa’s debut album, Arcadia, is out April 29th on Terrible Records, and she’s playing her release show at Baby’s All Right on the 28th. Buy tickets for the show here, and stream the album over at Fader here – but only after watch the stunning video for “Dominic” above first.