
Reb Fountain Announces 'How Love Bends' Album Release Tour + Unveils Single / Video 'Forever'
Roundly recognised as one of Aotearoa's preeminent songwriters for her Taite Music Prize-winning 2020 self-titled album, 2022's majestic follow-up IRIS and 2017's Country Music Award-winning LITTLE ARROWS, Reb Fountain has announced her next long player How Love Bends will be out in the world on 7th March 2025. A co-release via her own imprint Fountain Records and the iconic Flying Nun Records, we've already heard smouldering lead ballad 'Come Down' and today we're graced with single number two 'Forever'.
Sparked by lucid dream state explorations, 'Forever' threads together time / space-warping psych-folk, bluesy grooves and chamber-pop enchantments — sculpted into final form in the studio with Dave Khan. Deploying elegant minimalism with a touch of Lynch, Fountain compels listeners to dance in the accompanying video filmed / directed by the Lyttelton artist's daughter Lola Fountain-Best, made with support from NZ On Air.
With spring single release shows in Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke just around the corner, Reb Fountain is embarking on a full scale nationwide album album launch tour, taking them all around the motu in April and May 2025. Produced by Khan and Simon Gooding, and crafted in collaboration with bandmates Khan, Karin Canzek, and Earl Robertson, How Love Bends is described as "11 tracks of mystical triumph" — sounds like just what we need for 2025. Preorder the forthcoming record on vinyl LP (plus bonus 'How Bizarre' / 'The Gambler' 7") / compact disc HERE and don't miss Fountain with band on stage near you, with support for all shows from Pete Moriarity...
"Forever was born of a dream; I woke up in the night with a melody, scraps of lyrics, the chorus, and a basic outline. That day Dave Khan and I built the song from this vision. I wanted the atmosphere of the song to harness the sage wisdom of the dream, to feel like a surreal exploration into the known, unseen, and mystical. It was also a chance to express the plight of the subconscious, wrestling with and coming to terms with one’s self—myself. I look forward to the next incarnation — putting this dreamwork into practice live on stage!"
UnderTheRadar proudly presents...
Reb Fountain - Single Release Shows
Thursday 7th November - San Fran, Wellington
Friday 8th November - Hollywood Avondale, Auckland
Tickets on sale now via rebfountain.co.nz
Reb Fountain - How Love Bends Album Release Tour
with special guest Pete Moriarity
Thursday 10th April - Totara Street, Tauranga
Friday 11th April - Dome Cinema, Gisborne
Saturday 12th April - MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Thursday 17th April - Last Place, Hamilton
Saturday 19th April - Leigh Sawmill, Leigh
Friday 25th April - Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru
Saturday 26th April - Errick’s, Dunedin
Sunday 27th April - Sherwood, Queenstown
Thursday 1st May - The Church, Christchurch
Friday 2nd May - Opera House, Wellington
Saturday 3rd May - Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Tickets on sale from noon, Wednesday 30th October via rebfountain.co.nz
'How Love Bends' is out on Friday 7th March 2025 via Fountain Records & Flying Nun Records — vinyl LP (with bonus 7") and compact disc preorders available HERE.
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