Suzuki launches album of ‘Land Shanties’ to promote the Vitara via Deloitte Digital

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Suzuki Australia and Deloitte Digital have released an album of ‘Land Shanties’ as a soundtrack to the Suzuki Vitara, brought to life by renowned sea shanty band, The Longest Johns. The seven-song concept album, about one man’s odyssey to buy almond milk for his sweetheart, is now available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify and at suzuki.com.au.

 

The fully integrated campaign, running across TV, social, radio and Suzuki.com.au has already driven unprecedented demand for Vitara test drives in Australia.

Launching this week, the full ‘Land Shanties’ album has already attracted over 50,000 streams across Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

Says Michael Pachota, general manager – automotive, Suzuki Australia: “The Vitara, the flagship of our fleet makes every trip an adventure, even if you’re just nipping down the shops. So, it made sense to bring that to life with an album of Land Shanties, along with a beautifully executed integrated campaign.

“While this is the soundtrack to your Vitara we’re hoping it has broader appeal, because we want to bring every driver the feeling of adventure you get in this magnificent car.”

Says Matt Lawson, chief creative officer, Deloitte Digital: “Sea Shanties made tough voyages at sea much more fun, so, imagine what they can do for fun voyages. We wanted to make a family-friendly album that helped make the advertising more fun, but also made the product more fun too.”

The ‘Land Shanties’ Album is designed to be played as a backdrop to all your belt-bucklin’ escapades, or if you’re just finding a park at the supermarket. In these times, with so many drives being, well, perhaps less adventurous than we’d all like, we wanted to take the opportunity to really romance the everyday and put some joy into those small moments.”

Stream the album on Spotify here.
Listen to the album on Apple Music here.
Book a Vitara test voyage here

Client: Suzuki Australia
Michael Pachota: General Manager, Automotive
Robert Rosengarten: Assistant Marketing Manager, Automotive
Daniel der Sammut: Digital Marketing Coordinator, Automotive

Creative Consultancy: Deloitte Digital
Partner: Adrian Mills
Chief Creative Officer/Partner: Matt Lawson
Executive Creative Director: Charles Baylis
Designers: Daniel Galeano/Caitlin Demetriou
Group Account Director: Daniel Loukidis
Senior Producer: Marlese Sloan
Finished Artist: Mark Scano

Concept and lyrics: Matt Lawson and Charles Baylis.
Music and additional lyrics: The Longest Johns.

Production Company: Finch
Director: Christopher Nelius
Executive Producer: Corey Esse
DOP: Liam Gilmour
Editor: Tim Parrington
Colourist: Edel Rafferty
Online: Jamie Scott

Sound House: Squeak E. Clean Studios
EP: Ceri Davies
Sound Engineer: Dee Gjedsted

Media: Noisy Beast
Ben Lynch – Group Media Director
Josh Sharpe – Media Account Manager

Suzuki launches album of ‘Land Shanties’ to promote the Vitara via Deloitte Digital