Brazilian Artist Tutafarel Releases Single + LP ‘Monte Casanova’
Tutafarel, (pronounced [ˌtuː.tɑː.fəˈrɛl]) is the creative alias of Brazilian-born and Los Angeles-based multidisicplinary artist Raphael Rosalen. In preparation for his debut album, Monte Casanova, out December 5th, Rosalen has been introducing listeners to the world of Tutafarel: a fierce, sensual and danceable creative visionary.
Today, Brazilian Tutafarel shares the newest taste of Monte Casanova, with “PINEAPPLE DIESEL” a seductive, hypnotic, and moody track inspired by the details of Rosalen’s real life experiences in Los Angeles.
“‘PINEAPPLE DIESEL’ is that after-the-club track: flirty, fierce, smooth, but laid-back. It’s what you play with the windows down on the way to the afters, when the city lights blur and you’re just in it,” Tutafarel shares. “The name came from a vape a guy left at my place once; it said ‘Pineapple Diesel’ on it. I saw it and just immediately thought: “song title.”
Though brazilian artist Tutafarel had been quietly building the world of Monte Casanova for some time, the LP truly began to take form in 2025 after a road accident left him recovering in bed for several months. Immersed in 90s action movies, Greek tragedies, and the legend of Giacomo Casanova, he began piecing together a world that could hold both the chaos and the beauty of modern everyday life. Sonically, he pulled from a wide range of male pop, turning to artists like Michael Jackson, Brockhampton, KAIRO, and Justin Bieber, pairing it with softer, more playful influences like PinkPantheress and Addison Rae. Notably, the entire LP was self-produced by Tutafarel in GarageBand, giving the record an instinctive, deeply personal edge.
As Tutafarel explains, “There’s sex, drugs, and rock & roll, sure, but underneath it’s about accepting imperfection: yours, mine, everyone’s. We live in a culture obsessed with surface, so opening up the messy parts can feel wrong sometimes. This record says forget that. It’s okay to dance through it, stay home and cuddle to a black-and-white-movie, or just be. Monte Casanova is a moment of escape—a big, cathartic sigh—but dressed in pop.”
The album Monte Casanova is part of a larger multimedia project that includes Tutafarel’s debut book of the same name and an ongoing TikTok/serialized video series.
The book is set in a near-future, crumbling Los Angeles ruled by media spectacle — think Succession meets Romeo & Juliet. This two-act queer tragedy follows Monte, a fallen icon born into power, as he confronts intimacy, betrayal, and the politics of influence. Told through a Chorus of journalists, influencers, and digital onlookers, it’s a sharp portrait of identity, power, and intimacy in a digital age. It lays out the emotional universe that the album builds on.
The TikTok series expands that world into a serialized narrative for a younger, online audience. Together, the three formats create a single interconnected world that blends music, literature, and digital storytelling.
“PINEAPPLE DIESEL” is out November 19th. Tutafarel’s debut album Monte Casanova is due for release on December 5th
Photo Credit: Richie Lee Davis